Open AccessIron, Haptoglobin Phenotype, and HIV-1 Viral Load: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Pregnant Zimbabwean Women
Author(s) -
Henrik Friis,
Exnevia Gomo,
Nyazema Nz,
Patricia D. Ndhlovu,
Henrik Krarup,
Poul Thøis Madsen,
Kim Fleischer Michaelsen
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/00126334-200305010-00011
Subject(s) - viral load , haptoglobin , cross sectional study , medicine , immunology , parasitemia , malaria , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , plasmodium falciparum , pathology
Viral load is a determinant of HIV-1 progression and transmission. Iron status and the phenotype of haptoglobin, a heme-binding acute phase reactant, may be determinants of viral load. We aimed to describe the effect of iron status, haptoglobin phenotype (Hp), and other predictors on HIV-1 viral load.