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- Title
Sex differences in HIV RNA level and CD4 cell percentage during childhood.
- Authors
Ruel, Theodore D; Zanoni, Brian C; Ssewanyana, Isaac; Cao, Huyen; Havlir, Diane V; Kamya, Moses; Achan, Jane; Charlebois, Edwin D; Feeney, Margaret E
- Abstract
HIV-infected women have lower HIV RNA levels and higher CD4-cell counts than do men. This observation has been attributed to the immunomodulatory effects of sex steroid hormones, such as estrogen and progesterone. Limited data exist regarding potential sex differences in HIV RNA level and CD4 parameters among prepubertal children with untreated HIV infection.
- Publication
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2011, Vol 53, Issue 6, p592
- ISSN
1537-6591
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/cid/cir484