title: [Immunoenzymatic test for the study of anti-cardiolipin antibodies. Evaluation of a commercial kit].
abstract: ELISA is a sensitive method extensively used to detect anticardiolipin antibodies, but up to now there is no standardization of the assay to make a reliable comparison in the results obtained from various laboratories. For that it appears more useful to use a commercial kit for detecting these antibodies. The authors have carried out a comparison between this commercial kit and an ELISA prepared in laboratory in order to evaluate its usefulness. There is a significant correlation between the two tests, but the ELISA prepared in laboratory reveals more positive cases than the commercial kit. Many factors may explain these different results.
mesh_terms: D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D002308:Cardiolipins / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D002308:Cardiolipins; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
vernacular_title: Il test immunoenzimatico per la ricerca degli anticorpi anti-cardiolipina. Valutazione di un kit del commercio.