In PBMCs, plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC), the DC subpopulation with strong antiviral properties, tended to be more activated (CD86+) in HIV KS compared to HIV controls (P = .17) and in cKS compared to their cControls (P = .03) (Figure 4A). The gene discussed is CD86; the disease is Kaposi's sarcoma.