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Functional characterization of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 nef genes in patients with divergent rates of disease progression.
Journal of virology - 1 Nov 1995
Michael N L, Chang G, d'Arcy L A, Tseng C J, Birx D L, Sheppard H W
Abstract excerpt
We have studied the sequence and function of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) nef genes from nine patients with highly divergent rates of disease progression enrolled in a longitudinal study of HIV disease. Over an average of 7.8 years of follow-up, three patients had net positive changes in CD4+ T-cell counts, three patients had net negative changes in CD4+ T cells but did not develop AIDS, and...
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