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HIV/AIDS Co-Infection
Research on HIV/AIDS co-infection published by scientists at Emory University
April 8th, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, "The hallmark of effective establishment of immune memory is the long-term memory cell that persists in the absence of antigen. To explore its characteristics, we investigated the differences between a resolved successful immune response, such as after influenza (flu) vaccination, and the state of chronic infection with persistent antigen, such as with cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which leads to defective T-cell memory." "Immunophenotypic analyses using multi-parameter flow cytometry and tetramer technology identified a unique pattern of CD26(high) expression...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-04-08)
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