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Anticardiolipin Antibodies in Behçet's Disease
Author(s) -
Bergman Reuven,
Lorber Margalit,
Lerner Marta,
Brik Riva,
FriedmanBirnbaum Rachel
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1990.tb01619.x
Subject(s) - behcet's disease , anticardiolipin antibodies , antibody , medicine , anti nuclear antibody , isotype , colchicine , immunology , disease , autoantibody , monoclonal antibody
Twenty‐six patients with Behçet's disease were studied for serum levels of anticardiolipin (ACL) antibody isotypes IgG and IgM. The frequency of elevated levels of ACL antibody isotype IgM was found to be significantly increased in these patients. This increased frequency, however, did not correlate statistically with a thrombotic tendency, colchicine intake, antinuclear antibodies, or a positive VDRL test.