Article
CMV-specific immune responses and HLA phenotypes of AIDS patients who develop CMV retinitis. HNRC Group. HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center.
Advances in neuroimmunology - 1 Jan 1994
Schrier R D, Freeman W R, Wiley C A, McCutchan J A
Abstract excerpt
HLA phenotype and immune responses to CMV were studied to determine whether the subset of AIDS patients who developed CMV retinitis were immunogenetically or immunologically predisposed. CMV retinitis develops in approximately 28-35% of AIDS patients and CMV encephalitis develops in 40% of those...
Topics
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
- Antibodies, Viral
- Cytomegalovirus
- Cytomegalovirus Retinitis
- Disease Susceptibility
- Encephalitis, Viral
- Follow-Up Studies
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- HLA Antigens
- Humans
- Immunity, Cellular
- Prospective Studies