       Document 0071
 DOCN  M9620071
 TI    Human immunodeficiency virus rather than hepatitis C virus infection is
       relevant to the development of an anti-cardiolipin antibody.
 DT    9602
 AU    Gotoh M; Matsuda J; Department of Medicine, Teikyo University School of
       Medicine,; Tokyo, Japan.
 SO    Am J Hematol. 1995 Nov;50(3):220-2. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96049486
 AB    We have investigated whether or not a relationship exists between
       anti-cardiolipin antibody (aCL) positivity and human immunodeficiency
       virus type 1 (HIV) and/or hepatitis C virus (HCV), and we have attempted
       to clarify which virus has close association with the development of
       aCL. We found that aCL positivity in HIV-infected patients was
       significantly higher than in HCV-infected patients. Furthermore, HIV/HCV
       dual-infected patients exhibited a higher aCL positivity than patients
       infected by HCV alone. From these results, we conclude that HIV rather
       than HCV plays an important role in the development of aCL.
 DE    Antibodies, Anticardiolipin/*METABOLISM  Hemophilia/COMPLICATIONS
       Hepatitis C/*IMMUNOLOGY  Human  HIV Infections/*IMMUNOLOGY  JOURNAL
       ARTICLE

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