Using data from treatment interruption studies, Dr Behzad Etemed and colleagues have compared the immunological response between post-treatment controllers and others living with HIV following analytical treatment interruptions. Post-treatment controllers are able to maintain viral suppression off antiretroviral therapy (ART). By comparing an exhaustive list of immunological variables, the researchers found post-treatment controllers mount different responses to HIV both on and then off ART to other people.
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