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Expression of DC-SIGN in human foreskin may facilitate sexual transmission of HIV
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- Published on: 18 April 2016
- Published on: 18 April 2016The authors must show that their findings hold true in vivo.Show More
Dear Editor
Soilleux & Coleman report a study related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection through the human foreskin [1] They do not state whether the foreskin tissue was harvested from immature infants or from sexually mature adult males. Immature tissue may behave differently from mature tissue.
Caution must be observed when assuming in vitro viral behaviour is equivalent in vivo....
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