DECEMBER 13, 2017

Age and T-Cell Markers Not Linked in HIV Patients

By Ethan Covey

Older age and HIV status independently affect an individual’s immune system. Yet, there is no evidence that HIV infection and advancing age together accelerate changes in age-related T-cell markers, according to a new study. 

“Using a large cohort of virally suppressed HIV-infected individuals and demographically matched uninfected individuals over a broad range of ages, this paper aimed to explore whether HIV, in the setting of optimal viral suppression,