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Immunosenescence is associated with presence of Kaposi's sarcoma in antiretroviral treated HIV infection
22 Feb 2013
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OBJECTIVE: Some antiretroviral treated HIV-infected patients develop Kaposi's sarcoma despite long-term suppression of HIV replication. These Kaposi's sarcoma lesions are consistent with Kaposi's sarcoma observed in the elderly uninfected population ('classical Kaposi's sarcoma'). We investigated potential mechanisms for this phenomenon, focusing on measures of immune activation and T-cell senescence. DESIGN: We...
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