Limited HIV infection of central memory and stem cell memory CD4+ T cells is associated with lack of progression in viremic individuals.

A rare subset of HIV-infected individuals, designated viremic non-progressors (VNP), remain asymptomatic and maintain normal levels of CD4+ T-cells despite persistently high viremia. To identify mechanisms potentially responsible for the VNP phenotype, we compared VNPs (average >9 years of HIV in...

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Main Authors: Nichole R Klatt, Steven E Bosinger, Melicent Peck, Laura E Richert-Spuhler, Anke Heigele, Jillian P Gile, Nirav Patel, Jessica Taaffe, Boris Julg, David Camerini, Carlo Torti, Jeffrey N Martin, Steven G Deeks, Elizabeth Sinclair, Frederick M Hecht, Michael M Lederman, Mirko Paiardini, Frank Kirchhoff, Jason M Brenchley, Peter W Hunt, Guido Silvestri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-08-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4148445?pdf=render