Laboratory tests - anticardiolipin antibody
What it is
- Anticardiolipin antibody - one of the three antiphospholipid antibodies used in APS diagnostic criteria, historically the first antiphospholipid antibody identified and still widely tested alongside anti-beta-2 glycoprotein I and lupus anticoagulant
- Tested in the same clinical scenarios as the other antiphospholipid antibodies - unexplained thrombosis, recurrent pregnancy loss, SLE workup
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