CD4 Dynamics over a 15 Year-Period among HIV Controllers Enrolled in the ANRS French Observatory
PLoS ONEPublished 21 April 2011Open access
Faroudy Boufassa, Asier Sáez‐Cirión, Jérôme Lechenadec, David Zucman, Véronique Avettand-Fènoël, Alain Venet
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Viral blips in HIV controllers are associated with a significant decline in CD4 T cells and may be associated with an increased risk of pathological events, possibly owing to chronic inflammation/immune activation.
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Viral blips in HIV controllers are associated with a significant decline in CD4 T cells and may be associated with an increased risk of pathological events, possibly owing to chronic inflammation/immune activation.
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