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Immunological abnormalities in South African homosexual men.
Anderson, R | Prozesky, OW | Eftychis, HA | Van Der Merwe, MF | Swanevelder, C | Simson, IW
South African Medical Journal/Suid-Afrikaanse Mediese Tydskrift
[S. AFR. MED. J.]. Vol. 64, no. 4, pp. 119-122. 1983.
Immunological tests of cell-mediated immunity (CMI), serological
tests for antibodies to sexually transmitted and possibly
immunosuppressive viruses, determination of serum immunoglobulin
levels, full blood counts and serotyping for the HLA-DRw5 antigen
were performed in 10 homosexual men with a mean age of 35 years
(range 21-59 years). Only in 2 subjects were no abnormalities of
CMI found; they were 23 and 28 years of age and, interestingly,
were also the only 2 whose sera were negative for antibodies to
cytomegalovirus (CMV) and for the other viruses investigated. Of
the remainder, 1 was lymphopenic, 6 had increased numbers of
circulating suppressor T lymphocytes, 4 had reduced delayed-type
hypersensitivity skin responses to recall antigens, and in 6
mitogen-induced lymphocyte transformation was decreased. Of these
8 subjects, 4 and 2 had antibodies to hepatitis B surface and core
antigens respectively and 1 was positive for hepatitis B surface
antigens and HBe antigen.
 Descriptors: Article Subject Terms acquired immune deficiency syndrome | hepatitis | homosexuality | immune status | immunity (cell-mediated) | immunology | man | viruses | Article Taxonomic Terms hepatitis B virus
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