HIV-1 Transcription but Not Intact Provirus Levels are Associated With Systemic Inflammation

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Individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 1 have increased inflammation, which has been associated with age-associated diseases. Plasma markers, cell-associated virus levels, and ability to stimulate RNA transcription in latently infected cell lines was examined in younger and older HIV-1-infected individuals with suppressed virus. Cell-associated RNA, but not intact provirus level, had...

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