Why does age at HIV infection correlate with set point viral load? An evolutionary hypothesis

Background: Set-point viral load (SPVL) correlates with the age at which people acquire HIV. Although immunosenescence may seem like a parsimonious explanation for this, it does not easily explain the observation that the relationship between age and SPVL attenuates when accounting for source partne...

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Main Authors: Steven M. Goodreau, Sarah E. Stansfield, John E. Mittler, James T. Murphy, Neil F. Abernethy, Geoffrey S. Gottlieb, Molly C. Reid, Juandalyn C. Burke, Emily D. Pollock, Joshua T. Herbeck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Epidemics
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175543652200069X