Task: Answer Verification
Input (English): Question: Are immunologic marker paths for seroconversion : single determinations of immunoglobulin A and beta 2-microglobulin adequate to estimate time of HIV infection . Multicohort Analysis Project Workshop . Part II?
Answer: Further study of how serum IgA reflects HIV infection and careful clinical and statistical assessment of reduced beta 2M from 5 or 6 years after HIV infection are needed. The dependence of marker paths on mode of HIV transmission suggests that sexual transmission may have implications for HIV disease progression. The feasibility of using serum IgA and beta 2M, evaluable in single stored blood samples, to estimate time of HIV infection has been set back by our results.
Output (English): no