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Interleukin 18 and human immunodeficiency virus type I infection in adolescents and adults.
Clinical and experimental immunology - 1 Apr 2006
Song W, Wilson C M, Allen S, Wang C, Li Y, Kaslow R A, Tang J
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin (IL)-18, a proinflammatory cytokine, has been recognized recently as an important factor in both treated and untreated patients with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. Consistent with all earlier reports, our quantification of serum IL-18 concentrations in 88 HIV-1 seropositive, North American adolescents (14-18 years old) revealed a positive correlation with cell-free HIV-1 viral...
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