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Viral protein Nef is detected in plasma of half of HIV-infected adults with undetectable plasma HIV RNA
24 Jan 2018
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To address the role of translationally active HIV reservoir in chronic inflammation and non-AIDS related disorders, we first need a simple and accurate assay to evaluate viral protein expression in virally suppressed subjects. DESIGN: We optimized an HIV Nef enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and used it to quantify plasma Nef levels as an indicator of the leaky HIV reservoir in an HIV-infected...
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