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A Low Peripheral Blood CD4/CD8 Ratio Is Associated with Pulmonary Emphysema in HIV

OBJECTIVES: The prevalence of emphysema is higher among HIV-infected (HIV+) individuals compared to HIV-uninfected persons. While greater tobacco use contributes, HIV-related effects on immunity likely confer additional risk. Low peripheral blood CD4+ to CD8+ T-lymphocyte (CD4/CD8) ratio may reflect...

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Autores principales: Triplette, Matthew, Attia, Engi F., Akgün, Kathleen M., Soo Hoo, Guy W., Freiberg, Matthew S., Butt, Adeel A., Wongtrakool, Cherry, Goetz, Matthew Bidwell, Brown, Sheldon T., Graber, Christopher J., Huang, Laurence, Crothers, Kristina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5266287/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28122034
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170857