Trans-activation, post-transcriptional maturation, and induction of antibodies to HERV-K (HML-2) envelope transmembrane protein in HIV-1 infection

Table 1 Characteristics of study subjects

Participant category (n)	Median age (yr [IQR])	Gender^a		Median CD4+T cell count (cells/mm3 [IQR])	Median HIV-1 viral load (copy/ml [IQR]
Participant category (n)	Median age (yr [IQR])	M	F	Median CD4+T cell count (cells/mm3 [IQR])	Median HIV-1 viral load (copy/ml [IQR]
Elite controllers (40)	50 [44.25-55.75]	24	15	771 [500-1108]	<50
HAART suppressor (40)	50.50 [43.75-54.75]	31	8^*	609 [452-807]	<50
Viremic non controllers (40)	39.50 [32.25-49]	35	3^*+	444 [362-625]	40,474 [21,322-83,318]
HIV-1 negative (80)^b	18-30 (18)	40	40	n/a
	31-50 (24)
	51-70 (34)
	>70 (4)

^aF, female; M, male.
^bSome information about the CD4+ T-cell count was not available (n/a). Only a range of age was available.
^*One patient in this cohort was transgender male to female.
⁺One patient in this cohort was intersex.

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