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Evidence for HIV-associated B cell exhaustion in a dysfunctional memory B cell compartment in HIV-infected viremic individuals.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 4 Aug 2008
Moir Susan, Ho Jason, Malaspina Angela, Wang Wei, DiPoto Angela C, O'Shea Marie A, Roby Gregg, Kottilil Shyam, Arthos James, Proschan Michael A, Chun Tae-Wook, Fauci Anthony S
Abstract excerpt
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease leads to impaired B cell and antibody responses through mechanisms that remain poorly defined. A unique memory B cell subpopulation (CD20(hi)/CD27(lo)/CD21(lo)) in human tonsillar tissues was recently defined by the expression of the inhibitory receptor Fc-receptor-like-4 (FCRL4). In this study, we describe a similar B cell subpopulation in the blood of HIV-viremic...
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