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Accelerated replicative senescence of the peripheral immune system induced by HIV infection
1 May 2000
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: HIV induces rapid turnover of T lymphocytes but whether this leads to replicative senescence of CD4+ and CD8+ cells and contributes to AIDS symptoms is unclear. The aim of this study was to address this question by analyzing telomere length in blood cell populations as a measure of replicative history in a significant number of patients infected with HIV. DESIGN: Total peripheral blood mononuclear...
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