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RESEARCH ARTICLE

A spectrum of (avoidable) HIV latency?

Miles Davenport
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Complex Systems in Biology Group
Centre for Vascular Research
University of New South Wales
Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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Email: m.davenport@unsw.edu.au

Microbiology Australia 35(2) 95-96 https://doi.org/10.1071/MA14029
Published: 28 April 2014

Abstract

Long-lived latently HIV-infected cells present a major barrier to the eradication of the virus under ART. Current strategies are aimed at eliminating this reservoir of cells once it is established. However, it may be easier to prevent the formation of the reservoir rather than eliminate it.


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