cardiolipin /car·dio·lip·in/ (-lip´in) a phospholipid occurring primarily in mitochondrial inner membranes and in bacterial plasma membranes; used in certain tests for syphilis.
Patient discussion about Antibodies, anticardiolipin.
car·di·o·lip·in (kär d - -l p n)n. A phospholipid usually obtained from beef heart, used in combination with lecithin and cholesterol as an antigen to diagnose syphilis. |
Patient discussion about Antibodies, anticardiolipin.
Q. what is anh cardiolipin antibody
A. Cardiolipin is a protein that is very common in the body. Mostly on heart and skeletal muscles. During several illnesses, mostly autoimmune, our body creates an antibody against it that do great damage and needs to cbe controlled.
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