Presence of p24-antigen associated to erythrocyte in HIV-positive individuals even in patients with undetectable plasma viral load.

BACKGROUND: HIV adherence to erythrocytes has been demonstrated in vitro, and it has been suggested that erythrocytes may be carriers of the virus. However, the association between HIV particles or viral proteins and erythrocytes in HIV-infected individuals is still to be elucidated. METHODOLOGY/PRI...

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Main Authors: Maria Noé Garcia, Maria Sol dos Ramos Farias, Maria Mercedes Avila, Roberto Daniel Rabinovich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3022626?pdf=render