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Anticardiolipin antibodies in pre-eclampsia and intrauterine growth retardation
Objective: to establish an association of anticardiolipin antibody (ACA) levels and pre-eclampsia or intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR). Methods: twenty-eight patients with pre-eclampsia, 28 with IUGR and 28 normotensive control group were matched for maternal age, race, weight, cigarette smoking, and parity. All had plasma anticardiolipin antibodies (GPL and MPL) detected by the mod卜 fled enzyme- linked immuno-absorbent assay (ELISA) technique. Results: no statistical significant difference in ACA values, both GPL and MPL, was found among the three groups studied. Furthermore, none reached a value of ACA that could be considered clinically relevant (>15). Conclusion: no association was found in anticardiolipin antibody levels between pre-eclamptic and IUGR versus the control group.