Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 107, Issue 12 , Pages 909-914 , December 2008

Waking Up the Sleepers: HIV Latency and Reactivation

  • Hoi Ping Mok
    • ,
  • Andrew Lever

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Andrew Lever, Level 5, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hill's Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK

Received 12 August 2008 ,Revised 3 October 2008 ,Accepted 3 October 2008.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60013-9

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60013-9

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 107, Issue 12 , Pages 909-914 , December 2008

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