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The biology of how circumcision reduces HIV susceptibility: broader implications for the prevention field
Circumcision reduces heterosexual HIV-1 acquisition in men by at least 60%. However, the biological mechanisms by which circumcision is protective remain incompletely understood. We test the hypothesis that the sub-preputial microenvironment created by the foreskin drives immune activation in adjace...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5594533/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28893286 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12981-017-0167-6 |