Phenotypic characterization of HIV-specific CD8+ T cells during early and chronic infant HIV-1 infection.
Although CD8(+) T cells play an important role in the containment of adult HIV-1 replication, their role in infant HIV-1 infection is not as well understood. Impaired HIV-specific CD8(+) T cell responses may underlie the persistently high viral loads observed in infants. We examined the frequency an...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2011
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