Article
Maternal HLA Homozygosity and Mother‐Child HLA Concordance Increase the Risk of Vertical Transmission of HIV‐1
19 Mar 2008
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mother-child human leukocyte antigen (HLA) concordance and maternal HLA homozygosity may increase the risk of vertical transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) risk by reducing infant immune responses. METHODS: We analyzed mother-child HLA concordance and maternal HLA homozygosity in a Kenyan perinatal cohort receiving antenatal zidovudine. HLA concordance was scored as the number...
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