"beta 2-Glycoprotein I" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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				A 44-kDa highly glycosylated plasma protein that binds phospholipids including CARDIOLIPIN; APOLIPOPROTEIN E RECEPTOR; membrane phospholipids, and other anionic phospholipid-containing moieties. It plays a role in coagulation and apoptotic processes. Formerly known as apolipoprotein H, it is an autoantigen in patients with ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODIES.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D053482 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | D12.776.124.117 D12.776.395.195 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | beta 2-Glycoprotein Ibeta 2-Glycoprotein Ibeta 2 Glycoprotein IApo HEndothelial Cell-Viability Maintaining FactorEndothelial Cell Viability Maintaining Factorbeta(2)GPIbeta2-Glycoprotein Ibeta2 Glycoprotein IEC-VMFaEC VMFaAnticardiolipin CofactorCofactor, AnticardiolipinApolipoprotein H
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