| Literature DB >> 18466093 |
Andri Rauch1, David Nolan, Hansjakob Furrer, Elizabeth McKinnon, Mina John, Simon Mallal, Silvana Gaudieri, Huldrych F Günthard, Patrick Schmid, Manuel Battegay, Bernard Hirschel, Amalio Telenti, Ian James.
Abstract
We assessed the influence of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles HLA-Bw4 and HLA-Bw6 on CD4 T cell recovery after starting successful combination antiretroviral therapy in 265 individuals. The median gains in the CD4 T cell count after 4 years were 258 cells/microL for HLA-Bw4 homozygotes, 321 cells/microL for HLA-Bw4/Bw6 heterozygotes, and 363 cells/microL for HLA-Bw6 homozygotes (P = .01, compared with HLA-Bw4 homozygotes). HLA-Bw4 homozygosity appears to predict an impaired CD4 T cell recovery after initiation of combination antiretroviral therapy.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18466093 DOI: 10.1086/588479
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079