The Euro-Phospholipid project: epidemiology of the antiphospholipid syndrome in Europe

The Euro-Phospholipid project started in 1999 with a multicentre, consecutive and prospective design. A total cohort of 1000 patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), derived from 13 countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and United Kingdom), has been followed since then. This project allowed the identification of the prevalence and characteristics of the main...