title: GC subtyping and HIV infection in a Spanish population: no evidence of an association between GC subtypes and AIDS.
abstract: Group-specific component (GC) subtyping was performed by isoelectric focusing in 318 Spanish drug users at risk for infection or infected by HIV (85 HIV seronegatives, 111 HIV seropositives without symptoms, 89 seropositives with symptoms, 33 AIDS patients) and 187 healthy individuals. There was no significant association between GC subtypes and susceptibility to HIV infection and/or progression to AIDS.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Toxicología, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Montesino
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Iturralde
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vallejo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sancho
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tena
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Varela
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saiz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nájera
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000235:genetics*; D000483:Alleles; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D010641:Phenotype; D012307:Risk Factors; D013030:Spain; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D014809:Vitamin D-Binding Protein / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D014809:Vitamin D-Binding Protein