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Association of IL-7 with disease progression in Chinese HIV-1 seropositive individuals.
Chinese medical journal - 20 Feb 2006
Wang Qi, Shang Hong, Wang Ya-nan, Jiang Yong-jun, Liu Jing, Zhang Zi-ning
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Elevated levels of interleukin-7 (IL-7) have been correlated with CD4(+) T cell depletion and the emergence of syncytium-inducing (SI) variants in human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) infection, and suggested as an indicator of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) disease progression. Therefore, we investigated the effects of IL-7 on disease progression and virus phenotype in Chinese...
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