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CD81 expression in peripheral blood lymphocytes before and after treatment with interferon and ribavirin in HIV/HCV coinfected patients.
HIV medicine - 1 Mar 2010
Micheloud D, González-Nicolás J, Berenguer J, Lorente R, Miralles P, López J C, Cosín J, Catalán P, Muñoz-Fernández Má, Resino S
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BACKGROUND: CD81 is expressed on lymphocytes and confers HCV viral infectivity support. The aim of our study was to quantify CD81 expression in peripheral blood B- and T-cells of HCV/HIV-coinfected patients and healthy subjects to examine its association with several HCV virological characteristics and the therapeutic responsiveness to HCV antiviral treatment. METHODS: We carried out a cross-sectional study on...
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