Association of CD4 + T-lymphocyte counts and new thymic emigrants in HIV-infected children during successful highly active antiretroviral therapy

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 909-915

  Saitoh, Akihiko ^a   Singh, Kumud K ^a   Sandall, Sharsti ^a   Powell, Christine A ^d   Fenton, Terrence ^d   Fletcher, Courtney V ^e   Hsia, Karen ^a   Spector, Stephen A ^a,b,c  

^a Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^b Center for Molecular Genetics   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

CD4 + T lymphocytes; children; HAART; HIV 1 intracellular DNA; immune reconstitution; T cell receptor excision circles

Indexed keywords

EFAVIRENZ; NELFINAVIR; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG RESPONSE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMIGRANT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THYMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS INHIBITION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; BASE SEQUENCE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DNA; DNA, VIRAL; GENE REARRANGEMENT, T-LYMPHOCYTE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; RNA, VIRAL; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 33646045847     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.01.013     Document Type: Article

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