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INFORMATION">plasma HIV-1 RNA level: undetectable</item><item key="AGE">40</item><item key="SEX">Male</item><item key="INDIVIDUAL">1452</item><item key="DISEASE STATE">control</item><item key="ETHNICITY">Hispanic</item><item key="CLINICAL HISTORY">Peripheral Blood CD4 positive T cell level: 742 cells/ml</item></item></item><item><item key="GSE16363GSM410772"><item key="CLINICAL INFORMATION">plasma HIV-1 RNA level: undetectable</item><item key="AGE">40</item><item key="SEX">Male</item><item key="INDIVIDUAL">1452</item><item key="DISEASE STATE">control</item><item key="ETHNICITY">Hispanic</item><item key="CLINICAL HISTORY">Peripheral Blood CD4 positive T cell level: 742 cells/ml</item></item></item><item><item key="GSE16363GSM410774"><item key="CLINICAL INFORMATION">plasma HIV-1 RNA level: 10684 copies/ml</item><item key="AGE">45</item><item key="SEX">Male</item><item key="INDIVIDUAL">1406</item><item key="DISEASE STATE">AIDS</item><item key="ETHNICITY">African American</item><item key="CLINICAL HISTORY">Peripheral Blood CD4 positive T cell level: 188 cells/ml</item></item></item><item><item key="GSE16363GSM410774"><item key="CLINICAL INFORMATION">plasma HIV-1 RNA level: 10684 copies/ml</item><item key="AGE">45</item><item key="SEX">Male</item><item key="INDIVIDUAL">1406</item><item key="DISEASE STATE">AIDS</item><item key="ETHNICITY">African American</item><item key="CLINICAL HISTORY">Peripheral Blood CD4 positive T cell level: 188 cells/ml</item></item></item><item><item key="GSE16363GSM410776"><item key="CLINICAL INFORMATION">plasma HIV-1 RNA level: 484694 copies/ml</item><item key="AGE">59</item><item key="SEX">Male</item><item key="INDIVIDUAL">1329</item><item key="DISEASE STATE">acute HIV-1 infection</item><item key="ETHNICITY">Caucasian</item><item key="CLINICAL HISTORY">Peripheral Blood CD4 positive T cell level: 370 cells/ml</item></item></item><item><item key="GSE16363GSM410776"><item key="CLINICAL INFORMATION">plasma HIV-1 RNA level: 484694 copies/ml</item><item key="AGE">59</item><item key="SEX">Male</item><item key="INDIVIDUAL">1329</item><item key="DISEASE STATE">acute HIV-1 infection</item><item key="ETHNICITY">Caucasian</item><item key="CLINICAL HISTORY">Peripheral Blood CD4 positive T cell level: 370 cells/ml</item></item></item><item><item key="GSE16363GSM410778"><item key="CLINICAL INFORMATION">plasma HIV-1 RNA level: 32173 copies/ml</item><item key="AGE">32</item><item key="SEX">Male</item><item key="INDIVIDUAL">1389</item><item key="DISEASE STATE">acute HIV-1 infection</item><item key="ETHNICITY">Caucasian</item><item key="CLINICAL HISTORY">Peripheral Blood CD4 positive T cell level: 824 cells/ml</item></item></item><item><item key="GSE16363GSM410778"><item key="CLINICAL INFORMATION">plasma HIV-1 RNA level: 32173 copies/ml</item><item key="AGE">32</item><item key="SEX">Male</item><item key="INDIVIDUAL">1389</item><item key="DISEASE STATE">acute HIV-1 infection</item><item key="ETHNICITY">Caucasian</item><item key="CLINICAL HISTORY">Peripheral Blood CD4 positive T cell level: 824 cells/ml</item></item></item><item><item key="GSE16363GSM410780"><item key="CLINICAL INFORMATION">plasma HIV-1 RNA level: 174000 copies/ml</item><item key="AGE">49</item><item key="SEX">Male</item><item key="INDIVIDUAL">1456</item><item key="DISEASE STATE">asymptomatic HIV-1 infection</item><item key="ETHNICITY">Caucasian</item><item key="CLINICAL HISTORY">Peripheral Blood CD4 positive T cell level: 478 cells/ml</item></item></item><item><item key="GSE16363GSM410780"><item key="CLINICAL INFORMATION">plasma HIV-1 RNA level: 174000 copies/ml</item><item key="AGE">49</item><item key="SEX">Male</item><item key="INDIVIDUAL">1456</item><item key="DISEASE STATE">asymptomatic HIV-1 infection</item><item key="ETHNICITY">Caucasian</item><item key="CLINICAL HISTORY">Peripheral Blood CD4 positive T cell level: 478 cells/ml</item></item></item><item><item key="GSE16363GSM410782"><item key="CLINICAL INFORMATION">plasma HIV-1 RNA 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key="ETHNICITY">Caucasian</item><item key="CLINICAL HISTORY">Peripheral Blood CD4 positive T cell level: 326 cells/ml</item></item></item><item><item key="GSE16363GSM410784"><item key="CLINICAL INFORMATION">plasma HIV-1 RNA level: undetectable</item><item key="AGE">26</item><item key="SEX">Male</item><item key="INDIVIDUAL">1467</item><item key="DISEASE STATE">control</item><item key="ETHNICITY">Caucasian</item><item key="CLINICAL HISTORY">Peripheral Blood CD4 positive T cell level: 326 cells/ml</item></item></item><item><item key="GSE16363GSM410786"><item key="CLINICAL INFORMATION">plasma HIV-1 RNA level: 46400 copies/ml</item><item key="AGE">63</item><item key="SEX">Male</item><item key="INDIVIDUAL">1436</item><item key="DISEASE STATE">asymptomatic HIV-1 infection</item><item key="ETHNICITY">Caucasian</item><item key="CLINICAL HISTORY">Peripheral Blood CD4 positive T cell level: 248 cells/ml</item></item></item><item><item key="GSE16363GSM410786"><item key="CLINICAL 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STATE">acute HIV-1 infection</item><item key="ETHNICITY">Caucasian</item><item key="CLINICAL HISTORY">Peripheral Blood CD4 positive T cell level: 333 cells/ml</item></item></item><item><item key="GSE16363GSM410790"><item key="CLINICAL INFORMATION">plasma HIV-1 RNA level: 31922 copies/ml</item><item key="AGE">35</item><item key="SEX">Male</item><item key="INDIVIDUAL">1407</item><item key="DISEASE STATE">asymptomatic HIV-1 infection</item><item key="ETHNICITY">Caucasian</item><item key="CLINICAL HISTORY">Peripheral Blood CD4 positive T cell level: 372 cells/ml</item></item></item><item><item key="GSE16363GSM410790"><item key="CLINICAL INFORMATION">plasma HIV-1 RNA level: 31922 copies/ml</item><item key="AGE">35</item><item key="SEX">Male</item><item key="INDIVIDUAL">1407</item><item key="DISEASE STATE">asymptomatic HIV-1 infection</item><item key="ETHNICITY">Caucasian</item><item key="CLINICAL HISTORY">Peripheral Blood CD4 positive T cell level: 372 cells/ml</item></item></item><item><item key="GSE16363GSM410792"><item key="CLINICAL INFORMATION">plasma HIV-1 RNA level: 35000 copies/ml</item><item key="AGE">43</item><item key="SEX">Male</item><item key="INDIVIDUAL">1462</item><item key="DISEASE STATE">AIDS</item><item key="ETHNICITY">Caucasian</item><item key="CLINICAL HISTORY">Peripheral Blood CD4 positive T cell level: 81 cells/ml</item></item></item><item><item key="GSE16363GSM410792"><item key="CLINICAL INFORMATION">plasma HIV-1 RNA level: 35000 copies/ml</item><item key="AGE">43</item><item key="SEX">Male</item><item key="INDIVIDUAL">1462</item><item key="DISEASE STATE">AIDS</item><item key="ETHNICITY">Caucasian</item><item key="CLINICAL HISTORY">Peripheral Blood CD4 positive T cell level: 81 cells/ml</item></item></item><item><item key="GSE16363GSM410794"><item key="CLINICAL INFORMATION">plasma HIV-1 RNA level: greater than 100 000 copies/ml</item><item key="AGE">42</item><item key="SEX">Male</item><item key="INDIVIDUAL">1435</item><item key="DISEASE STATE">acute HIV-1 infection</item><item key="ETHNICITY">Caucasian</item><item key="CLINICAL HISTORY">Peripheral Blood CD4 positive T cell level: 410 cells/ml</item></item></item><item><item key="GSE16363GSM410795"><item key="CLINICAL INFORMATION">plasma HIV-1 RNA level: 12046 copies/ml</item><item key="AGE">40</item><item key="SEX">Female</item><item key="INDIVIDUAL">1327</item><item key="DISEASE STATE">AIDS</item><item key="ETHNICITY">African American</item><item key="CLINICAL HISTORY">Peripheral Blood CD4 positive T cell level: 112 cells/ml</item></item></item><item><item key="GSE16363GSM410795"><item key="CLINICAL INFORMATION">plasma HIV-1 RNA level: 12046 copies/ml</item><item key="AGE">40</item><item key="SEX">Female</item><item key="INDIVIDUAL">1327</item><item key="DISEASE STATE">AIDS</item><item key="ETHNICITY">African American</item><item key="CLINICAL HISTORY">Peripheral Blood CD4 positive T cell level: 112 cells/ml</item></item></item><item><item key="GSE16363GSM410797"><item key="CLINICAL INFORMATION">plasma HIV-1 RNA level: 19400 copies/ml</item><item key="AGE">23</item><item key="SEX">Male</item><item key="INDIVIDUAL">1455</item><item key="DISEASE STATE">acute HIV-1 infection</item><item key="ETHNICITY">African American</item><item key="CLINICAL HISTORY">Peripheral Blood CD4 positive T cell level: 209 cells/ml</item></item></item><item><item key="GSE16363GSM410797"><item key="CLINICAL INFORMATION">plasma HIV-1 RNA level: 19400 copies/ml</item><item key="AGE">23</item><item key="SEX">Male</item><item key="INDIVIDUAL">1455</item><item key="DISEASE STATE">acute HIV-1 infection</item><item key="ETHNICITY">African American</item><item key="CLINICAL HISTORY">Peripheral Blood CD4 positive T cell level: 209 cells/ml</item></item></item><item><item key="GSE16363GSM410799"><item key="CLINICAL INFORMATION">plasma HIV-1 RNA level: 24718 copies/ml</item><item key="AGE">37</item><item key="SEX">Male</item><item key="INDIVIDUAL">1391</item><item key="DISEASE STATE">acute HIV-1 infection</item><item key="ETHNICITY">African American</item><item key="CLINICAL HISTORY">Peripheral Blood CD4 positive T cell level: 414 cells/ml</item></item></item><item><item key="GSE16363GSM410800"><item key="CLINICAL INFORMATION">plasma HIV-1 RNA level: greater than 100 000 copies/ml</item><item key="AGE">36</item><item key="SEX">Male</item><item key="INDIVIDUAL">1459</item><item key="DISEASE STATE">asymptomatic HIV-1 infection</item><item key="ETHNICITY">Caucasian</item><item key="CLINICAL HISTORY">Peripheral Blood CD4 positive T cell level: 286 cells/ml</item></item></item><item><item key="GSE16363GSM410800"><item key="CLINICAL INFORMATION">plasma HIV-1 RNA level: greater than 100 000 copies/ml</item><item key="AGE">36</item><item key="SEX">Male</item><item key="INDIVIDUAL">1459</item><item key="DISEASE STATE">asymptomatic HIV-1 infection</item><item key="ETHNICITY">Caucasian</item><item key="CLINICAL HISTORY">Peripheral Blood CD4 positive T cell level: 286 cells/ml</item></item></item></item><item key="ownerprofile_id">arrayexpress_sid</item><item key="platform">4</item><item key="summary_wrapped">Untreated HIV-1 infection progresses through acute and asymptomatic stages to AIDS. While each of the three stages has well-known...</item><item key="pubmed_id">19596987</item><item key="geo_gse_id">E-GEOD-16363</item><item key="owner_profile">/profile/8773/arrayexpressuploader</item><item key="factor_count">7</item><item key="sample_count">52</item><item key="tags"><item>aids</item><item>cell</item></item><item key="lastmodified">Dec.12, 2014</item><item key="is_default">False</item><item key="geo_id_plat">E-GEOD-16363_A-AFFY-44</item><item key="slug">transcription-profiling-by-array-of-human-lymphati</item><item key="geo_gds_id"/><item key="name">Transcription profiling by array of human lymphatic tissue from HIV-1 infected individuals</item><item key="created">Sep.12, 2014</item><item key="summary">Untreated HIV-1 infection progresses through acute and asymptomatic stages to AIDS. While each of the three stages has well-known clinical, virologic and immunological characteristics, much less is known of the molecular mechanisms underlying each stage. Here we report lymphatic tissue microarray analyses revealing for the first time stage-specific patterns of gene expression during HIV-1 infection. We show that while there is a common set of key genes with altered expression throughout all stages, each stage has a unique gene-expression signature. The acute stage is most notably characterized by increased expression of hundreds of genes involved in immune activation, innate immune defenses (e.g.MDA-5, TLR-7 and -8, PKR, APOBEC3B, 3F, 3G), adaptive immunity, and in the pro-apoptotic Fas-Fas-L pathway. Yet, quite strikingly, the expression of nearly all acute-stage genes return to baseline levels in the asymptomatic stage, accompanying partial control of infection. In the AIDS stage, decreased expression of numerous genes involved in T cell signaling identifies genes contributing to T cell dysfunction. These common and stage-specific, gene-expression signatures provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the host response and the slow, natural course of HIV-1 infection. Experiment Overall Design: A total of 52 patients were analyzed: 10 patients unaffected, 18 patients with asymptomatic stages of AIDs, 16 patients with acute stages of AIDs, and 8 patients with AIDs.</item><item key="source">http://www.ebi.ac.uk/arrayexpress/experiments/E-GEOD-16363</item><item key="species">human</item><item key="sample_source">http://www.ebi.ac.uk/arrayexpress/experiments/E-GEOD-16363/samples/</item></data></biogps>
