| abstract |
PCT No. PCT/JP94/01929 Sec. 371 Date May 9, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date May 9, 1996 PCT Filed Nov. 15, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO95/14231 PCT Pub. Date May 26, 1995In a method for assaying an anticardiolipin antibody in a sample utilizing beta 2-glycoprotein I, a polypeptide having the same amino acid sequence as domain IV of beta 2-glycoprotein I or a polypeptide partially different therefrom but functionally equivalent thereto is used in place of beta 2-glycoprotein I itself. According to this method, an autoantibody from patients with antiphospholipid syndrome can be accurately assayed in a simple manner. |