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Reduced IgM levels and elevated IgG levels against oxidized low-density lipoproteins in HIV-1 infection

BACKGROUND: Chronic HIV infection is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease caused by atherosclerosis. Oxidized forms of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) are present in atherosclerotic lesions and constitute major epitopes for natural antibodies. IgM has been shown to be protective ag...

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Autores principales: Yilmaz, Aylin, Jennbacken, Karin, Fogelstrand, Linda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3995360/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24636004
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-143