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Comment
. 2017 Jul;38(7):457-458.
doi: 10.1016/j.it.2017.04.007. Epub 2017 May 13.

Signature of the Sleeper Cell: A Biomarker of HIV Latency Revealed

Satish K Pillai  1 , Steven G Deeks  2
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Signature of the Sleeper Cell: A Biomarker of HIV Latency Revealed

Satish K Pillai et al. Trends Immunol. 2017 Jul.

Abstract

HIV establishes a reservoir in latently infected T cells, and this reservoir has long hampered curative approaches. A recent study by Descours et al. identifies CD32a as a marker of latently infected T cells, potentially opening the way to the development of strategies that directly target this critical HIV reservoir.

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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