In vitro activation of HIV RNA expression in peripheral blood lymphocytes as a marker to predict the stability of non-progressive status in long-term survivors

AIDS

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-21

  Garbuglia, Anna R ^a   Salvi, Roberto ^a   Di Caro, Antonino ^a   Cappiello, Giuseppina ^a   Montella, Francesco ^b   Di Sora, Fiorella ^b   Recchia, Olga ^b   Lauria, Filippo ^b   Benedetto, Arrigo ^a  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

HIV RNA species; Non progressive HIV infection; Phorbol 12 myristate 13 acetate; Phytohaemagglutinin induction

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN P24; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SURVIVAL; VIRUS ACTIVATION; VIRUS EXPRESSION;

EID: 0030044999     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199601000-00003     Document Type: Article

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