Anti-β2-glycoprotein I ELISA assay: The influence of different antigen preparations

Anna Cavazzana1; Vittorio Pengo2; Marta Tonello1; Franco Noventa3; Claudia Grossi4; Maria Orietta Borghi4; Philippe de Moerloose5; Guido Reber5; Amelia Ruffatti1 1Rheumatology Unit, University of Padua, Italy, 2Cardiology Unit, University of Padua, Italy; 35th Internal Medicine Unit, University of Padua, Italy; 4IRCCS Auxologico Institute, University of Milan, Italy; 5Angiology and Haemostasis Division, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland

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