HIV-1 elite controllers: an immunovirological review and clinical perspectives

• Published in: Journal of Virus Eradication Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. 163 - 166
• Main Authors: Gebara, Nour Y, El Kamari, Vanessa, Rizk, Nesrine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Mediscript Ltd 18.09.2019; Elsevier
• Subjects: Review

HIV type 1 (HIV-1) elite controllers (ECs) represent a rare group of individuals with an ability to maintain an undetectable HIV-1 viral load overtime in the absence of previous antiretroviral therapy. The mechanisms associated with this paradigm remain not clearly defined. However, loss of virologi...