| Literature DB >> 1433008 |
J V Jones1, H James, M H Tan, M Mansour.
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IgG was isolated from 9 patients with high levels of anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL). The standard ELISA was modified, using gelatin to postcoat ELISA plates and as diluent. Under these conditions, 8/9 samples of IgG bound to cardiolipin only in the presence of a cofactor, found in fetal calf serum and normal human serum (NHS). beta 2-glycoprotein I (apolipoprotein H) was at least as effective as NHS as a cofactor for 7/9 IgG samples. Our studies confirm that for some aCL detected in conventional assays, the antibody will react with cardiolipin only if beta 2-glycoprotein I is present.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1433008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Rheumatol ISSN: 0315-162X Impact factor: 4.666