Latent human cytomegalovirus enhances HIV-1 infection in CD34+ progenitor cells

Abstract: Individuals who have been preinfected by human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) are more prone to AIDS disease progression after subsequent HIV-1 infection but the underlying mechanism remains elusive. HCMV is a ubiquitous DNA virus that commonly establishes lifelong latent infection in CD34+ progen...

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Main Authors: Allen Ka Loon Cheung, Yiru Huang, Hau Yee Kwok, Min Chen, Zhiwei Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Blood Advances
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2473952920304122