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anticardiolipin antibody
(redirected from Antiphospholipid syndrome)

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anticardiolipin antibody
Clinical immunology Any of a family of antibodies that recognize an epitope on the cardiolipin molecule; ACA are associated with immune-mediated disease, strokes, fetal wastage, syphilis, but are also found in healthy subjects without disease, represent natural antibodies, and indicate a normally functioning immune system Normal values IgA < 22 APL–IgA Phospholipid Units–PLU; IgG < 22 GPL–IgG PLUs; IgM < 11 MPL–IgM PLUs. Cf Antiphospholipid syndrome.
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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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