All proviruses articles
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NewsStudy finds HIV-1 proviruses may drive chronic systemic inflammation
People living with HIV are at higher risk of developing inflammatory diseases of many tissues, even when receiving antiviral treatments. A new study suggests that persistent hidden HIV contributes to this inflammation.
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NewsResearchers see dramatic drop in HIV-infected immune cells in patient after cancer treatment received
Researchers report they may have taken an early step toward a more practical HIV cure. They focused on a patient undergoing cancer treatment and also living with HIV, who after receiving chemotherapy, had a significant reduction in the number of CD4+ T immune cells that contained an HIV provirus.
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NewsStudy uncovers mediators of persistent HIV viremia
Researchers examining people with non-suppressible HIV viremia (NSV) despite receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) have found large reservoirs of proviruses inserted into transcriptionally active regions of immune cell genomes.