Serum beta 2 microglobulin levels in HIV seropositive persons.

As beta 2 microglobulin (B2M) has been found to be elevated in immunological disorders and also in HIV infection, its levels were studied in 475 HIV seropositive, asymptomatic persons; 101 HIV seronegative persons from high risk groups for HIV and 99 healthy controls. The B2M levels in asymptomatic HIV seropositives are found to be significantly higher than healthy controls (1.0 mg/1 to 2.

Screening for AIDS in western India: transfusion aspects.

Screening of blood donations for anti-HIV in western India has shown a rising trend of antibody-positive donors. There was a statistically significant difference between the proportion of positive reactors before 1986 and after 1986 (p less than 0.05).