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SUBMITTER: Bachmann N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6642170 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bachmann Nadine N von Siebenthal Chantal C Vongrad Valentina V Turk Teja T Neumann Kathrin K Beerenwinkel Niko N Bogojeska Jasmina J Fellay Jaques J Roth Volker V Kok Yik Lim YL Thorball Christian W CW Borghesi Alessandro A Parbhoo Sonali S Wieser Mario M Böni Jürg J Perreau Matthieu M Klimkait Thomas T Yerly Sabine S Battegay Manuel M Rauch Andri A Hoffmann Matthias M Bernasconi Enos E Cavassini Matthias M Kouyos Roger D RD Günthard Huldrych F HF Metzner Karin J KJ
Nature communications 20190719 1
The HIV-1 reservoir is the major hurdle to a cure. We here evaluate viral and host characteristics associated with reservoir size and long-term dynamics in 1,057 individuals on suppressive antiretroviral therapy for a median of 5.4 years. At the population level, the reservoir decreases with diminishing differences over time, but increases in 26.6% of individuals. Viral blips and low-level viremia are significantly associated with slower reservoir decay. Initiation of ART within the first year o ...[more]