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anticardiolipin antibody

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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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Introduction In this report, we present an interesting case of a combined heterozygote factor V Leiden mutation and anticardiolipin antibody positivity in a young patient with spontaneous deep vein thrombosis, which emphasizes importance of thrombophilia.
Combined heterozygote factor V Leiden mutation and anticardiolipin ... by Karadurmus, Nuri; Ozturk, Cengiz; Sonmez, Alper; Dogru, Teoman; Inal, Satilmis; Tasci, Canturk; Oztu / The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi)
2) Of these, RF was found in 38 to 71% of patients, (2,4,5) antinuclear antibody in 10 to 41%, (2,3,4,5) antismooth muscle antibody in 9 to 22%, antithyroglobulin antibody in 7 to 14%, anti-LKM1 antibody in 5%, and anticardiolipin antibody in up to 44%.
Extrahepatic manifestations of hepatitis C by Harrison, Stephen A. / Southern Medical Journal
0%) exhibited positive responses to at least one other autoimmune laboratory test--antinuclear antibody (n = 9), rheumatoid factor (n = 3), antimicrosomal antibody (n = 2), and anticardiolipin antibody (n = 1).
Autoimmune inner ear disease: Steroid and cytotoxic drug therapy. ... by Spiegel, Joseph R. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
 
 
 
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