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HIV disrupts lung 'clock,' raising COPD and emphysema risk
People living with HIV face a greater risk of developing lung diseases at a much younger age, even if they have never smoked.
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People living with HIV face a greater risk of developing lung diseases at a much younger age, even if they have never smoked. FIU researchers have now uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that helps explain how HIV causes emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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