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What Is Lupus Anticoagulant?

I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT BLOODCLOTTING DISORDER IS? I HEARD RUMORS THAT IT AFFECTS YOUR ORGANS AND CAN TURN INTO CANCER AND HAS THREE STAGES...IS THIS TRUE? MY DOCTORS WON T ANSWER MY QUESTIONS. I WAS DIAGNOSED IN SEPT OF 2009 AT AGE 27.
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it is a disorder causing excess clotting of blood, so it can lead to thrombosis.
so nothing related to cancer or to any stages, you need to be careful, if you have had similar problems in the past, and probably need to be on drugs like asprin.
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What Is Lupus Anticoagulant?

it is a disorder causing excess clotting of blood, so it can lead to thrombosis. so nothing related to cancer or to any stages, you need to be careful, if you have had similar problems in the past, and probably need to be on drugs like asprin.