Identification of Germinal Center B Cells in Blood from HIV-infected Drug-naive Individuals in Central Africa

Identification of Germinal Center B Cells in Blood from HIV-infected Drug-naive Individuals in Central Africa

To better understand the pathophysiology of B cell populations—the precursors of antibody secreting cells—during chronic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, we examined the phenotype of circulating B cells in newly diagnosed Africans. We found that all African individuals displayed low lev...

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Main Authors: Lydie Béniguel, Evelyne Bégaud, Fabrice Cognasse, Philippe Gabrié, Christophe D. Mbolidi, Odile Sabido, Mary A. Marovich, Christiane deFontaine, Anne Frésard, Frédéric Lucht, Christian Genin, Olivier Garraud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2004-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10446670410001670454

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10446670410001670454

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