Thymic Function Impacts the Peripheral CD4/CD8 Ratio of HIV-Infected Subjects

Conclusions.  Our data indicate the relevance of the remaining thymic function before the start of treatment to the CD4/CD8 ratio of HIV- infected subjects and, hence, potentially, in their clinical progression.

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases - January 3, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Rosado-Sanchez, I., Herrero-Fernandez, I., Genebat, M., Ruiz-Mateos, E., Leal, M., Pacheco, Y. M. Tags: Major Article Source Type: research