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Virological, immunological and host factors in HIV-1 discordant couples in Thailand.
Asian Pacific journal of allergy and immunology - 1 Dec 2001
Louisinrotchanakul S, Roongpisuthipong A, Poonarkngeng R, Chaiyakool P, Sangswang S, Wasi C
Abstract excerpt
The potential factors of resistance to HIV-1 infection were investigated in 23 HIV discordantly infected couples, of each, one partner had HIV infection and the matched spouse was not infected. Both partners of the HIV discordant couples possessed comparable number of CD4+ cells expressing CCR5. Our study demonstrated that resistance to HIV-1 infection was not due to low level of HIV viral load in their...
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