Dysregulated B Cell Expression of RANKL and OPG Correlates with Loss of Bone Mineral Density in HIV Infection

Kehmia Titanji; Aswani Vunnava; Anandi N. Sheth; Cecile Delille; Jeffrey L. Lennox; Sara E. Sanford; Antonina Foster; Andrea Knezevic; Kirk A. Easley; M. Neale Weitzmann; Ighovwerha Ofotokun

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1004497

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Dysregulated B Cell Expression of RANKL and OPG Correlates with Loss of Bone Mineral Density in HIV Infection

Kehmia Titanji,

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Aswani Vunnava,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Anandi N. Sheth,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Cecile Delille,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Jeffrey L. Lennox,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Sara E. Sanford,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Antonina Foster,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Andrea Knezevic,

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Kirk A. Easley,

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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M. Neale Weitzmann ,

Contributed equally to this work with: M. Neale Weitzmann, Ighovwerha Ofotokun

* E-mail: mweitzm@emory.edu (MNW); iofotok@emory.edu (IO)

Affiliations Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia, United States of America, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Ighovwerha Ofotokun

Contributed equally to this work with: M. Neale Weitzmann, Ighovwerha Ofotokun

* E-mail: mweitzm@emory.edu (MNW); iofotok@emory.edu (IO)

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Dysregulated B Cell Expression of RANKL and OPG Correlates with Loss of Bone Mineral Density in HIV Infection

Kehmia Titanji,
Aswani Vunnava,
Anandi N. Sheth,
Cecile Delille,
Jeffrey L. Lennox,
Sara E. Sanford,
Antonina Foster,
Andrea Knezevic,
Kirk A. Easley,
M. Neale Weitzmann

Published: November 13, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004497

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