Association of Progressive CD4+ T Cell Decline in SIV Infection with the Induction of Autoreactive Antibodies

Takeo Kuwata; Yoshiaki Nishimura; Sonya Whitted; Ilnour Ourmanov; Charles R. Brown; Que Dang; Alicia Buckler-White; Ranjini Iyengar; Jason M. Brenchley; Vanessa M. Hirsch

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1000372

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Association of Progressive CD4⁺ T Cell Decline in SIV Infection with the Induction of Autoreactive Antibodies

Takeo Kuwata,

Affiliations Priority Organization for Innovation and Excellence, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan, Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Yoshiaki Nishimura,

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Sonya Whitted,

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Ilnour Ourmanov,

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Charles R. Brown,

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Que Dang,

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Alicia Buckler-White,

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Ranjini Iyengar,

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Jason M. Brenchley,

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Vanessa M. Hirsch

* E-mail: vhirsch@nih.gov

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Association of Progressive CD4⁺ T Cell Decline in SIV Infection with the Induction of Autoreactive Antibodies

Takeo Kuwata,
Yoshiaki Nishimura,
Sonya Whitted,
Ilnour Ourmanov,
Charles R. Brown,
Que Dang,
Alicia Buckler-White,
Ranjini Iyengar,
Jason M. Brenchley,
Vanessa M. Hirsch

Published: April 10, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1000372

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