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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
3
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1989-6-19
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pubmed:abstractText |
Serum beta 2 microglobulin (beta 2-M) levels were determined in patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), AIDS Related Complex (ARC), Persistent Generalized Lymphadenopathy (PGL), healthy intravenous drug addicts (IVDA) and heterosexual controls. Seventy-eight out of 79 AIDS patients (98.7%) exhibited elevated beta 2-M levels. High levels of beta 2-M were also found in 83 of 100 (83%) of PGL/ARC patients and in 24 of 56 (42.8%) healthy IVDA. Patients with AIDS had significantly higher mean beta 2-M levels when compared with all other groups. The mean levels of PGL/ARC patients were significantly higher than those of healthy IVDA and the mean levels for healthy IVDA significantly differ from those of the heterosexual controls. After 2-24 months of follow up three out of four PGL/ARC patients whose serum beta 2-M was greater than 8.0 mg/l developed AIDS.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Nov
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pubmed:issn |
0141-2760
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
27
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
133-7
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2005-11-16
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:3073225-AIDS-Related Complex,
pubmed-meshheading:3073225-Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome,
pubmed-meshheading:3073225-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:3073225-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay,
pubmed-meshheading:3073225-HIV Seropositivity,
pubmed-meshheading:3073225-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:3073225-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:3073225-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:3073225-Substance-Related Disorders,
pubmed-meshheading:3073225-beta 2-Microglobulin
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pubmed:year |
1988
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Raised serum beta 2 microglobulin levels in different stages of human immunodeficiency virus infection.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Clinic of Infectious Disease, Hosp. L.Sacco, University of Milano, Italy.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Review
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