Cross-sectional analysis of human immunodeficiency virus-exposed, uninfected infants revealed high proportions of CXCR4-expressing cells in their cord blood, which declined at 4.5 months and increased between 9 and 15 months to levels approaching those of uninfected adults. Proportions of CCR5-expressing cells, however, were very low in cord blood and subsequently increased with age.
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