TY - JOUR
T1 - Distribution of cofactor-dependent anti-cardiolipin antibodies in collagen diseases
AU - Yamamoto, M.
AU - Kaburaki, J.
AU - Kuwana, M.
AU - Kawai, S.
AU - Matsuura, E.
AU - Ikeda, Y.
PY - 1993/7
Y1 - 1993/7
N2 - Cofactor-dependent IgG anti-cardiolipin antibodies (ACA) were examined in sera from various connective tissue diseases by ELISA using purified human beta 2-glycoprotein I. The frequency and titer of cofactor-dependent IgG ACA were higher in patients with SLE than in those with other diseases, such as RA, SSc, PM/DM, overlap syndrome, and MCTD. The predictive value for SLE was 95%. However, all of the ACA were not cofactor-dependent in SLE patients. These results indicated that cofactor-dependent IgG ACA were specific for SLE patients, but the epitopes of ACA were heterogenous, depending on various clinical manifestations.
AB - Cofactor-dependent IgG anti-cardiolipin antibodies (ACA) were examined in sera from various connective tissue diseases by ELISA using purified human beta 2-glycoprotein I. The frequency and titer of cofactor-dependent IgG ACA were higher in patients with SLE than in those with other diseases, such as RA, SSc, PM/DM, overlap syndrome, and MCTD. The predictive value for SLE was 95%. However, all of the ACA were not cofactor-dependent in SLE patients. These results indicated that cofactor-dependent IgG ACA were specific for SLE patients, but the epitopes of ACA were heterogenous, depending on various clinical manifestations.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 8360993
AN - SCOPUS:0027638282
VL - 34
SP - 879
EP - 881
JO - [Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology
JF - [Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology
SN - 0485-1439
IS - 7
ER -
