Factors associated with HIV-1 proviral DNA loads in patients with undetectable plasma RNA load

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 152-154

  Choi, Jun Yong ^a   Song, Young Goo ^a   Kim, Young Hwa ^a   Kim, Chang Oh ^a   Kim, Myung Soo ^a   Chin, Bum Sik ^a   Han, Sang Hoon ^a   Choi, Suk Hoon ^a   Lee, Han Sung ^a   Jeong, Su Jin ^a   Choi, Heekyoung ^a   Kim, June Myung ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; HIV; HIV infections; Proviruses

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROVIRUS; VIROLOGY;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROVIRUSES; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 65649145424     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2009.24.1.152     Document Type: Article

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