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Volume 332:228-232 January 26, 1995 Number 4
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Absence of Intact nef Sequences in a Long-Term Survivor with Nonprogressive HIV-1 Infection
Frank Kirchhoff, Ph.D., Thomas C. Greenough, M.D., Doreen B. Brettler, M.D., John L. Sullivan, M.D., and Ronald C. Desrosiers, Ph.D.

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Although disease develops within 10 years in most persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), some remain symptom-free for prolonged periods.1,2 Most long-term asymptomatic survivors of HIV-1 infection still have evidence of disease progression in the form of declining CD4+ lymphocyte concentrations. However, some rare persons not only are asymptomatic but also maintain stable levels of CD4+ lymphocytes in the normal or near-normal range. Although the definition of nonprogression may vary, approximately 5 percent of seropositive persons have shown no HIV-related disease or declines in CD4+ cell counts despite 10 or more years of documented HIV-1 infection.2 Studying . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From the New England Regional Primate Research Center, Harvard Medical School, Southborough, Mass. (F.K., R.C.D.); the Department of Pediatrics and Medicine, Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester (T.C.G., J.L.S.); and the Medical Center of Central Massachusetts, Memorial Hospital, Worcester (D.B.B.).

Address reprint requests to Dr. Desrosiers at the New England Regional Primate Research Center, Harvard Medical School, 1 Pine Hill Dr., Box 9102, Southborough, MA 01772-9102.

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