Description
Autoantibodies directed against phospholipids, and anti-cardiolipin (aCL) in particular, have been associated with recurrent thrombosis, thrombocytopenia, and spontaneous abortions (1,2,3). aCL is observed in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, in patients with other connective tissue diseases (4), in individuals undergoing chlorpromazine treatment (5), as well as in persons who do not have chronic illness