Progressive decrease in V(H)3 gene family expression in plasma cells of HIV-infected patients

International Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1329-1333

  David, Denis ^a   Demaison, Christophe ^a   Bani, Lynda ^a   Thèze, Jacques ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

B cell superantigen; HIV infection; Plasma cell repertoire; V(H)3 gene family

Indexed keywords

SUPERANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL SEPARATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ADULT; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY;

ADULT; B-LYMPHOCYTES; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, IMMUNOGLOBULIN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PLASMA CELLS; SUPERANTIGENS;

EID: 0029657928     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/8.8.1329     Document Type: Article

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