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Cross-talk between virus and host innate immunity in pediatric HIV-1 infection and disease progression.
The new microbiologica - 1 Jul 2012
Freguja Riccardo, Gianesin Ketty, Zanchetta Marisa, De Rossi Anita
Abstract excerpt
Variability in the susceptibility to HIV-1 infection and disease progression depends on both virus and host determinants. Some exposed individuals remain HIV-1-uninfected and HIV-1-infected subjects develop disease at varying intervals with a small percentage remaining long-term non-progressors. As innate immunity is the earliest response to microbial entry and injury, host factors that impact innate immunity may...
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