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Decoupling activation and exhaustion of B cells in spontaneous controllers of HIV infection
8 Nov 2012
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To define the impact of chronic viremia and associated immune activation on B-cell exhaustion in HIV infection. DESIGN: Progressive HIV infection is marked by B-cell anergy and exhaustion coupled with dramatic hypergammaglobulinemia. Although both upregulation of CD95 and loss of CD21 have been used as markers of infection-associated B-cell dysfunction, little is known regarding the specific profiles...
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