Low and Undetectable Breast Milk Interleukin-7 Concentrations Are Associated With Reduced Risk of Postnatal HIV Transmission.

Authors :: Walter, Jan
Kuhn, Louise
Ghosh, Mrinal K.
Kankasa, Chipepo
Semrau, Katherine
Sinkala, Moses
Mwiya, Mwiya
Thea, Donald M.
Aldrovandi, Grace M.
Source :: JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 10/1/2007, Vol. 46 Issue 2, p200-207. 8p. 4 Charts, 1 Graph.
Publication Year :: 2007
Abstract: The article investigates if breast milk interluekin-7 concentrations are associated with postnatal HIV transmission. It presents a case-control study nested within a cohort of women recruited in Lusaka, Zambia. The article shows that breast milk interleukin-7 may be necessary for effective HIV transmission.

Subjects :: *HIV infections
*BREAST milk
*HIV infection transmission
*INTERLEUKINS

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