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Lymphoproliferative immune function in the Sydney Blood Bank Cohort, infected with natural nef/long terminal repeat mutants, and in other long-term survivors of transfusion-acquired HIV-1 infection.
AIDS (London, England) - 1 Nov 1997
Dyer W B, Geczy A F, Kent S J, McIntyre L B, Blasdall S A, Learmont J C, Sullivan J S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To assess T-helper cell immune function (proliferation) in members of the Sydney Blood Bank Cohort (SBBC) compared with other individuals with transfusion- and sexually acquired HIV-1 infection and with matched HIV-negative controls. DESIGN AND METHODS: Decreasing CD4 counts and T-helper cell function are associated with disease progression. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from study...
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