The Lupus Anticoagulant - An Update. Franklin A. Bontempo, M.D. Lupus anticoagulants (LA) are a heterogeneous group of antibodies that cause a variety of clinical and laboratory effects. They affect 2-4% of the U.S. population, making familiarity with them a necessity for the clinician.
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Definition of kindness. 1  1 : a kind deed : favor They did me a great kindness. 2  2a : the quality or state of being kind treating people with kindness and respectb archaic : affection.