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Nature Medicine 13, 116-117 (1 February 2007) | doi:10.1038/nm0207-116;

Gut warfare

Erika Check

HIV is supposed to be a slow and stealthy killer. For years, scientists have thought the virus begins its assault in the blood, destroying just a few of its favorite targets—specialized immune cells called CD4 T-helper cells, which anchor the body's defenses against infections.

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