Influence of sickle cell disease on susceptibility to HIV infection.

Influence of sickle cell disease on susceptibility to HIV infection.

People with sickle cell disease (SCD) are reported to have low rates of HIV infection, slower progression to AIDS and lower HIV-associated mortality compared to the general population. Mechanisms of potential resistance to HIV in SCD are incompletely understood. We retrospectively reviewed the Trans...

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Main Authors: Shannon Kelly, Evan S Jacobs, Mars Stone, Sheila M Keating, Tzong-Hae Lee, Daniel Chafets, John Heitman, Melanie Dimapasoc, Eva Operskalski, Ward Hagar, Elliott Vichinsky, Michael P Busch, Philip J Norris, Brian Custer, Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study (REDS-III)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218880

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