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Sophisticated analysis of HIV-specific CD4+ T-helper memory cells in HIV-infected individuals explains why effective HAART therapy may be associated with loss of immunological control and viral escape (pages 518–525).
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Gorochov, G. Dangerous T-cell amnesia. Nat Med 5, 483–484 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/8362
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