NIH R01 · 2024
Summary This proposal aims to understand the effects of HIV on the humoral immune response to hepatitis B by focusing on HBV-specific neutralizing antibodies (NAbs), B cell repertoires, and monoclonal antibodies that develop after acute hepatitis B infection or after treatment-induced control of infection. This proposal will study 185 persons (74 HIV+) in the MACS-WIHS Combined Cohort Study who had acute hepatitis B while in follow- up and whose outcome of either spontaneous control (n=163) or chronic infection (n=22) was previously determined. We will also study an additional 21 participants with functional cure while on HBV treatment (treatment-induced control). The first Aim focuses on…
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