The AIDS epidemic has been a global public health issue for more than 40 years and has
resulted in~ 40 million deaths. AIDS is caused by the retrovirus, HIV-1, which is transmitted …

High‐throughput droplet‐based digital PCR (ddPCR) is a refinement of the conventional
polymerase chain reaction (PCR)‎ methods. In ddPCR, DNA/RNA is encapsulated …

Despite scientific evidence originating from two patients published to date that
CCR5Δ32/Δ32 hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) can cure human …

The development of persistent cellular reservoirs of latent human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) is a critical obstacle to viral eradication since viral rebound takes place once anti …

HIV-1 persists in a latent reservoir in resting CD4+ T cells despite antiretroviral therapy
(ART). The reservoir decays slowly over the first 7 years of ART (t 1/2= 44 months). However …

HIV-1-infected cells that persist despite antiretroviral therapy (ART) are frequently
considered" transcriptionally silent," but active viral gene expression may occur in some …

Antiretroviral therapy is highly effective in suppressing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
However, eradication of the virus in individuals with HIV has not been possible to date …

Sustained, drug-free control of HIV-1 replication is naturally achieved in less than 0.5% of
infected individuals (here termed 'elite controllers'), despite the presence of a replication …

The response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) appears no different. We are not
aware of any gender analysis of the outbreak by global health institutions or governments in …

HIV-1 infection remains a public health problem with no cure. Anti-retroviral therapy (ART) is
effective but requires lifelong drug administration owing to a stable reservoir of latent …