Transcriptomic assay of CD8+ T cells in treatment-naïve HIV, HCV-mono-infected and HIV/HCV-co-infected Chinese.

BACKGROUND: Co-infection with HIV and HCV is very common. It is estimated that over 5 million people are co-infected with HIV and HCV worldwide. Accumulated evidence shows that each virus alters the course of infection of the other one. CD8+ T cells play a crucial role in the eradication of viruses...

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Main Authors: Jin Zhao, Lina Yi, Jing Lu, Zheng-Rong Yang, Ying Chen, Chenli Zheng, Dan Huang, Yu-Feng Li, Lin Chen, Jinquan Cheng, Hsiang-Fu Kung, Ming-Liang He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3441577?pdf=render