KROK 1 2012 – Question 72 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
HIV has gp41 and gp120 on its surface interacts with target cells of an organism. Which of the following human lymphocyte antigens is gp120 complementary bound with?
- A. CD 8
- B. CD 3
- C. CD 19
- D. CD 28
- E. CD 4
Hint
Think of the lymphocyte subset whose depletion defines the course of this infection, and recall which surface marker defines that subset.
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