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Natural Killer cells from long-term non-progressor HIV patients are characterized by altered phenotype and function.
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) - 1 Sept 2007
O'Connor Geraldine M, Holmes Andrea, Mulcahy Fiona, Gardiner Clair M
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Natural killer (NK) cells are part of the innate immune system important in the control of viral infections and recent evidence suggests that they may play a role in the pathogenesis of HIV. Long-term non-progressor (LTNP) HIV patients who control replication of the virus and show a delayed disease progression have naturally occurring successful immune responses to HIV. We investigated a role for NK cells in...
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