Persistence of IgE-associated allergy and allergen-specific IgE despite CD4+ T cell loss in AIDS.

The infection of CD4+ cells by HIV leads to the progressive destruction of CD4+ T lymphocytes and, after a severe reduction of CD4+ cells, to AIDS. The aim of the study was to investigate whether HIV-infected patients with CD4 cell counts <200 cells/µl can suffer from symptoms of IgE-mediated all...

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Main Authors: Katharina Marth, Eva Wollmann, Daniela Gallerano, Portia Ndlovu, Ian Makupe, Rudolf Valenta, Elopy Sibanda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097893
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