Anticardiolipin Antibodies in Patients with Behçet's Disease.
10.5021/ad.1992.4.1.1
- Author:
Hye Goo JI
;
Dong Sik BANG
;
Sungnack LEE
;
Young Soo CHA
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Anticardiolipin antibodies;
Behçet's disease;
ELISA
- MeSH:
Antibodies, Anticardiolipin*;
Antibodies, Antinuclear;
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay;
Humans;
Immunoglobulin M;
Sexually Transmitted Diseases;
Thrombosis
- From:Annals of Dermatology
1992;4(1):1-8
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Anticardiolipin antibodies(ACA) were assayed by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in 68 patients with Behçet's disease. Twenty seven (39.7 %) patients showed levels of ACA five standard deviations above the value of the control group. The frequency of ACA isotype IgM was found to be significantly increased in these patients. However, ACA was not found to have a significant association with clinical activity, thrombosis, positive Venereal Disease Research Laboratory(VDRL) test or antinuclear antibodies (ANA).
