Explain the cellular tropism of HIV, discussing the difference between macrophage-tropic and lymphocyte-tropic HIV

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The cell tropism of HIV depends on which co-receptor is used for entry. Macrophage-tropic HIV, associated with early infection, uses the CCR5 co-receptor. Lymphocyte-tropic HIV, associated with a phenotypic change in late infection in about 50% of cases, uses CXCR4.

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