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From: sdyer@bbnccv.UUCP (Steve Dyer)
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Subject: Re: 2nd AIDS test approved
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Date: Sun, 17-Mar-85 13:49:27 EST
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> 	AND, of course the usual disclaimer:  Although everyone with AIDS
> has been shown to have antibody to HTLV-3, the reverse is not true.

Um, I've heard that a significant percentage of AIDS patients DO NOT
harbor HTLV-3 antibodies, and this bewildering state of affairs only
complicates the application of such tests.  Naturally, it isn't clear
in these cases whether the absence of antibodies reflects absence of
virus.  Does anyone have the original references?
-- 
/Steve Dyer
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