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01-09-2014 | Original Article

The introduction of anti-phosphatidylserine/prothrombin autoantibodies in the laboratory diagnostic process of anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome: 6 months of observation

Authors: Martina Fabris, Roberta Giacomello, Alessandra Poz, Lisa Pantarotto, Nicolanna Tanzi, Francesco Curcio, Elio Tonutti

Published in: Autoimmunity Highlights | Issue 2/2014

Abstract

Purpose

To evaluate the impact of the introduction of the anti-phosphatidylserine/prothrombin autoantibodies (aPS/PT) in the laboratory diagnostic process of anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome (APS).

Methods

Four hundred and twenty-one patients (71.5 % females; 53 ± 15 years) presenting a medical prescription for aPS/PT antibodies were consecutively enrolled in the study from March 2013 to August 2013. During the same period, aPS/PT were additionally investigated in a selected series of 62 patients characterized by difficult lupus anticoagulant (LA) tests interpretation and in a retrospective series of 52 LA positive cases with available data about anti-prothrombin (aPT) antibodies. The aPS/PT antibodies, as well as the anti-cardiolipin (aCL), the anti-β2 glycoprotein I (aβ2GPI) and the aPT antibodies were analyzed by ELISA. LA was tested according to the recommended criteria, performing both the screen and the confirm steps.

Results

Overall, aPS/PT IgM positive (>30 U/ml) and/or IgG frankly positive (>40 U/ml) antibodies were found in 49/421 (11.6 %) cases. Among the LA positive patients, we found 56.1 % aPS/PT positive versus 31.7 % aCL and/or aβ2GPI positive cases, with limited (17.1 %) simultaneous positivity. The PS/PT complex resulted the newly recognized specificity in about 27 % of patients recruited from the subset with difficult LA test interpretation. Compared to aPT antibodies, the aPS/PT antibodies displayed a much higher sensitivity (55.8 versus 15.4 %) in LA positive patients.

Conclusions

The introduction of aPS/PT antibodies in the diagnostic process of APS is highly recommended, since they disclose a notable diagnostic performance and a high correlation with LA activity, such that they can be a viable alternative.

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Title: The introduction of anti-phosphatidylserine/prothrombin autoantibodies in the laboratory diagnostic process of anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome: 6 months of observation
Authors: Martina Fabris
Roberta Giacomello
Alessandra Poz
Lisa Pantarotto
Nicolanna Tanzi
Francesco Curcio
Elio Tonutti
Publication date: 01-09-2014
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Autoimmunity Highlights / Issue 2/2014
Print ISSN: 2038-0305
Electronic ISSN: 2038-3274
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13317-014-0061-3

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