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Getting to the HAART of T cell dynamics

Detailed analysis of the dramatic T cell changes accompanying HIV disease point to homeostatic dysregulation as a primary cause of immunodeficiency (pages 208–214 and 215–221).

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Roederer, M. Getting to the HAART of T cell dynamics. Nat Med 4, 145–146 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0298-145

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