An aberrant subclass pattern of HIV-specific immunoglobulin G in sera from haemophiliacs. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The immunoglobulin (lg) G subclass response against HIV was investigated in sera from 13 haemophiliacs and 21 non-haemophiliacs. Monoclonal antibodies specific for the human lgG subclasses were used in an enzyme immunoblot assay, which was evaluated densitometrically. Seven of the haemophiliacs had detectable lgG4 antibodies to p24, a pattern which was found in only one of the sera from the non-haemophiliacs (P = 0.0022). This observation could partly be explained by a longer duration of the HIV infection in the subjects with lgG4 antibodies to HIV. No connection was found between frequency of administration of blood products and presence of HIV-specific lgG4.

publication date

  • August 1, 1988

Research

keywords

  • HIV Antibodies
  • Hemophilia A
  • Hemophilia B
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Immunoglobulin Isotypes

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0023736802

PubMed ID

  • 3140836

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 2

issue

  • 4