Research
MicroRNA profile changes in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) seropositive individuals
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* Corresponding author: Kuan-Teh Jeang kjeang@niaid.nih.gov
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1 Molecular Virology Section, Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
2 Department of Infectious Diseases, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey, 07102, USA
Retrovirology 2008, 5:118 doi:10.1186/1742-4690-5-118
Published: 29 December 2008Abstract
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play diverse roles in regulating cellular and developmental functions. We have profiled the miRNA expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 36 HIV-1 seropositive individuals and 12 normal controls. The HIV-1-positive individuals were categorized operationally into four classes based on their CD4+ T-cell counts and their viral loads. We report that specific miRNA signatures can be observed for each of the four classes.