Scientists Get Inside A Long-suspected HIV Hideout In Humans
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 14:28
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have broken inside a cell long suspected of harboring HIV during drug treatment and determined it is indeed a reservoir of the virus in humans, where it remains highly infectious. Researchers have discovered the genetic nature of HIV trapped by follicular dendritic cells, also called FDCs, which are located throughout the body in specialized sites known as lymphoid tissues.
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