GB Virus C Infection Is Associated with Altered Lymphocyte Subset Distribution and Reduced T Cell Activation and Proliferation in HIV-Infected Individuals

Jack T. Stapleton; Kathryn Chaloner; Jeffrey A. Martenson; Jingyang Zhang; Donna Klinzman; Jinhua Xiang; Wendy Sauter; Seema N. Desai; Alan Landay

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0050563

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GB Virus C Infection Is Associated with Altered Lymphocyte Subset Distribution and Reduced T Cell Activation and Proliferation in HIV-Infected Individuals

Jack T. Stapleton ,

* E-mail: jack-stapleton@uiowa.edu

Affiliations Research and Medical Services, Iowa City VA Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Departments of Internal Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Kathryn Chaloner,

Affiliations Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Department of Statistics & Actuarial Science, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Jeffrey A. Martenson,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Jingyang Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Donna Klinzman,

Affiliation Research and Medical Services, Iowa City VA Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Jinhua Xiang,

Affiliations Research and Medical Services, Iowa City VA Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Departments of Internal Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Wendy Sauter,

Affiliation Departments of Internal Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Seema N. Desai,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Alan Landay

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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GB Virus C Infection Is Associated with Altered Lymphocyte Subset Distribution and Reduced T Cell Activation and Proliferation in HIV-Infected Individuals

Jack T. Stapleton,
Kathryn Chaloner,
Jeffrey A. Martenson,
Jingyang Zhang,
Donna Klinzman,
Jinhua Xiang,
Wendy Sauter,
Seema N. Desai,
Alan Landay

Published: November 29, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050563

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