Peripheral Blood CD4⁺CCR6⁺ Compartment Differentiates HIV-1 Infected or Seropositive Elite Controllers from Long-Term Successfully Treated Individuals

Scientists showed how people living with HIV-1 (PLWH) who naturally control the virus had a reduced proportion of CD4+CCR6+ and CD8+CCR6+ cells compared to PLWH on suppressive antiretroviral therapy and HIV-1 negative controls.