title: Making sense of the HIV immune response.
abstract: A considerable amount of new information on HIV immunology has been generated over the past several years using novel techniques designed to assess HIV-specific immune responses. An understanding of the basic mechanisms involved in immune response and of these novel assessment techniques can aid the clinician in interpreting the literature in the area and considering the potential impact of new findings on clinical practice. Paul A. Goepfert, MD, provided an overview of HIV immunology at the Clinical Pathway of the Ryan White CARE Act 2002 All Grantee Conference held in Washington, DC, in August 2002.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham and the Alabama Vaccine Research Clinic, USA.
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Goepfert
mesh_terms: D000917:Antibody Formation / Q000276:immunology; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D016516:CD4-CD8 Ratio; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular / Q000276:immunology; D018448:Models, Immunological; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral