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Periodontal Pathogens Enhance HIV-1 Promoter Activation In T Cells
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Medical News Today on 07 March, 2010 11:00:00
 
During the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research,
convening at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, lead
researcher O.A. Gonzalez (University of Kentucky, Lexington) presented a poster
of a study titled "TLR2 and TLR9 Activation by Periodontal Pathogens induce
HIV-1 Reactivation." Although oral co-infections (e.g...