Article
HLA antigens associated with susceptibility/resistance to HIV-1 infection.
Human immunology - 1 Dec 1998
Rohowsky-Kochan C, Skurnick J, Molinaro D, Louria D
Abstract excerpt
We studied the distribution of HLA-A, B, C, DR and DQ antigens in a cohort of HIV-1+ individuals and their heterosexual HIV seropositive (concordant) or seronegative (discordant) partners of Black non-Hispanic, Hispanic or Caucasian non-Hispanic ethnicity. The prevalence of DQ7 and Cw7 was signif...
Topics
- Alleles
- Cohort Studies
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seronegativity
- HIV Seropositivity
- HIV-1
- HLA Antigens
- Heterosexuality
- Humans
- Male
- Polymorphism, Genetic