RECOVERY OF ANTIBODY-PRODUCTION AFTER HIV INFECTION IN COMMON VARIABLE HYPOGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA

  • 1 September 1989
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 77  (3) , 309-313
Abstract
A patient with a history of at least 10 years ''common'' variable hypogammaglobulinaemia seroconverted to HIV-1 and became hypergammaglobulinaemic. The HIV isolated from his blood did not polyclonally activate B cells from normal donors. The mechanism of the hypergammaglobulinaemia is discussed.