HCV co-infection does not affect the TREC/IL-7 pathway in HIV disease

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-69

  Cianci, R ^a   De Luca, A ^a   Cammarota, G ^a   Cauda, R ^a   Pandolfi, Franco ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatitis G virus (HGVJ co infection; HIV HCV co infection; Human IL 7; T cell receptor excision circles (sj TREC)

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; DNA FRAGMENT; INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 7; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR EXCISION CIRCLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL DEGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS C; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MIXED INFECTION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-7; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 41149101612     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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