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Anticardiolipin antibodies
Cardiolipin is the equivalent of a mitochondrial factor, and so anticardiolipin antibodies are considered to be anti-mitochondrial antibiodies. They are also found in various diseases (such as syphilis, antiphospholipid syndrome, behçet's syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus). They can be seen in association with spontaneous abortions too.
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What is the definition or description of: anticardiolipin antibodies?
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Is it dangerous to have elevated anticardiolipin antibodies?
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How do you have a successful pregnancy with anticardiolipin antibody?
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Do you have lupus if you have anticardiolipin antibodies? What else do you look for with this?
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Anticardiolipin antibodies--what are they and effects of pregnancy?
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Test shows a positive IgG anticardiolipin antibody of 56.2 per ml. what does this mean i do have MS?
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I have antiphospholipid syndrome(aps), with anticardiolipin antibodies igg/gpl extremely high. Others are normal. What problems arise with a high igl?
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A 37-year old female asked:
In blood testing, are cardiolipin and anticardiolipin antibodies the same thing?
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I have lupus and anticardiolipin antibodies, i've had a DVT and pe is it safe to wear a girdle?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Do elevated anticardiolipin antibodies mean there is inflammation in the body? IgM was high but not IGG or iga, hematologist says nothing to worry about?
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Should a patient with crest and periodic mild elevations of anticardiolipin antibodies avoid supplemental estrogen/progesterone, or do these supplements have a vascular protective effect?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Do elevated anticardiolipin antibodies mean there is inflammation in the body? IgM was high but not IGG or iga, hematologist says nothing to worry about? Beta glycoprotein negative?
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A 38-year old female asked:
One doctor did blood test for cardiolipin antibodies. Different doctor tested for anticardiolipin antibodies. Are they the same thing?
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A 39-year old male asked:
I had blood drawn 6 business days ago for anticardiolipin antibodies, IgC, IgM. What is the avg turnaround time? My labs usually post results same or next day. Could there be more tests to check the results of this one? Wondering why the delay?
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Seizures, low white and red b.C., anticardiolipin antibodies, numbness in legs and arthritis. What does this add up to? What should the doc be lookingfor
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Probability for lupus w/ seizures, peeling rash on hands, arthritis, low WBC and rbc, kidney/liver symt, and anticardiolipin antibodies and fam. Hist?
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Seizures mouth ulcers hepatocellular disease low blood count anticardiolipin antibodies 1:80 speckled ANA osteoarthritis spine Si joints LUPUS maybe?
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Antinuclear antibody and anticardiolipin ab both positive, what are implications?
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A 32-year old male asked:
How could syphilis test be negative and anticardiolipin autoantibody be positive? Do some syphilis tests only look for antibodies to t. Pallidum?
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A 40-year old female asked:
Does anticardiolipin IgM (115ug/l) x 3 have any significance when it is rasied on its own? LA Positive but beta glycoprotein & other antibodies neg
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A 46-year old asked:
My results showed that I have antinuclear antibody on cardiolipin ab (igg). What are the implications?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Blood tests show cardiolipin antibodies negative but anti-cardiolipin as elevated. What is the difference between the two?
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How long anti-cardiolipin antibodies stay in the blood stream?
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I miscarried twice. Doc advised me to do thrombophilia screen, anticardiopin antibody and lupus anticoagulant - what are they?
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DXed w/ SLE 3yrs (positive ANA, anti-ds DNA, Anti-chromatin, Anti-cardiolipin antibodies, rash, nasal/oral lesions, etc.). I also have mild psoriasis/uveitis. Dr. suspect possible Psoriatic Arthritis. Is it possible to have both PsA and Lupus?
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A 31-year old asked:
My anticardiolipin IgM is rising, now at 93.0 should I be concerned?
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A 32-year old male asked:
What autoantibody is seen the most in antiphospholipid syndrome? For example..Perhaps anticardiolipin is seen more often than the others...?
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Cardiolipin ab what does it mean?
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Anticardiolipin IgM elevated, what does it mean?
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Is there a connection between: high calcium (11.2), high anticardiolipin (16), high c-reactive protein (7.2) ?
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