Study Identifies Population of Cells Serving as the Major Reservoir for HIV
Monday, December 17, 2012 - 15:00
in Health & Medicine
Lausanne, Switzerland, 17th December 2012--- A study published today online in The Journal of Experimental Medicine has identified the population of CD4 T cells serving as the major reservoir for HIV infected cells and as the primary cell site for HIV replication and production in infected patients. The study was led by Prof. Giuseppe Pantaleo and Dr. Matthieu Perreau at the Division of Immunology and Allergy and at the Swiss Vaccine Research Institute, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.