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anticardiolipin

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  • adjective medicine, immunology Directed against cardiolipin

Etymologies

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anti- +‎ cardiolipin

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Examples

  • The Immunology Lab offers both IgG and IgM anticardiolipin antibodies (ELISA) and IgG and IgMbeta-2 glycoprotein antibodies (ELISA).

    Immunology Lab 2010

  • Most patients with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome have elevated levels of anticardiolipin antibodies or anti-beta-2 glycoprotein antibodies.

    Immunology Lab 2010

  • Antiphospholipid antibodies including RPR, lupus anticoagulant and anticardiolipin antibodies

    Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship 2010

  • Antinuclear antibody, lupus anticoagulant, anticardiolipin antibody

    Getting Pregnant Niels H. Lauersen 2000

  • Patients with a high titer of IgG anticardiolipin and⁄or the lupus anticoagulant are at risk of developing blood clots that result in small, undergrown placentas.

    THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994

  • There are different blood tests used to detect the lupus anticoagulant and anticardiolipin antibodies.

    THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994

  • High titers of IgG anticardiolipin seem to be more closely associated with excessive blood clotting.

    THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994

  • An ELISA test is used to measure anticardiolipin antibodies, of which there are several different classes IgG, IgM, IgA.

    THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994

  • Women with either the lupus anticoagulant, anticardiolipin antibodies, or both—the so-called antiphospholipid antibody syndrome—are at risk of developing clotting problems that could include heart attack, stroke, and deep venous thrombosis leg clots.

    THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994

  • There are several types of antiphospholipid antibodies, but there are two that are most associated with SLE: the lupus anticoagulant and anticardiolipin antibodies.

    THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994

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