Possible involvement of distinct phylogenetic clusters of HIV-1 variants in the discrepancies between coreceptor tropism predictions based on viral RNA and proviral DNA

Table 2 Relationship between coreceptor Tropisms and CD4 Counts

Compartment	Coreceptor tropism	n	CD4 counts (mean ± SD)	P
Plasma RNA	R5	39	253 ± 152	0.38
Plasma RNA	X4	11	201 ± 219
PBMC DNA	R5	36	245 ± 154	0.83
PBMC DNA	X4	14	233 ± 206

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