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8809137

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-11-27
pubmed:abstractText
In order to determine the prevalence and clinical significance of beta 2-GPI-dependent anticardiolipin antibodies (beta 2-GPI/aCL) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), serum samples from 80 patients with SSc, 20 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and 120 healthy control subjects were examined by ELISA using purified beta 2-GPI. IgG isotype beta 2-GPI/aCL was present in eight of 80 patients with SSc (10%), and the presence of beta 2-GPI/aCL IgG was significantly correlated with the presence of isolated pulmonary hypertension (PH). Furthermore, levels of beta 2-GPI/aCL IgG were significantly correlated with levels of mean pulmonary arterial pressure. These data suggest that IgG isotype beta 2-GPI/aCL might be a serological indicator of the severity of PH in patients with SSc.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0009-9104
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
105
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
475-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Measurement of anticardiolipin antibodies by ELISA using beta 2-glycoprotein I (beta 2-GPI) in systemic sclerosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't