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Chemokine receptor genotype and response to interleukin-2 therapy in HIV-1-infected individuals.
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) - 1 Jan 2003
Clegg Alison, Williamson Peter, Biti Robyn, Cooper David, Emery Sean, Carr Andrew, Stewart Graeme
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-2 therapy is an immune-based treatment for HIV-1-infected individuals with declining CD4(+) T cell counts. Intravenous IL-2 produces an elevation of circulating CD4(+) T cells, but with a varying degree of effectiveness in individual patients. IL-2 is also known to increase the expression of chemokine receptors, coreceptors for HIV-1. Allelic variation in chemokine receptor genes can markedly affect...
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