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Higher Body Mass Index Is Associated With Greater Proportions of Effector CD8+ T Cells Expressing CD57 in Women Living With HIV.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) - 15 Aug 2017
Reid Michael J A, Baxi Sanjiv M, Sheira Lila A, Landay Alan L, Frongillo Edward A, Adedimeji Adebola, Cohen Mardge H, Wentz Eryka, Gustafson Deborah R, Merenstein Daniel, Hunt Peter W, Tien Phyllis C, Weiser Sheri D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A low proportion of CD28CD8 T cells that express CD57 is associated with increased mortality in HIV infection. The effect of increasing body mass index (BMI) changes in the proportion of CD57CD28CD8 T cells among HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy is unknown. SETTING: In a US cohort of HIV-infected women, we evaluated associations of BMI and waist circumference with 3 distinct CD8 T...
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