title: A new hypothesis on HIV cure.
abstract: In this opinion article, I provide the rationale for my hypothesis that nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) may prevent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cure by promoting the survival of cells with integrated provirus. If correct, we may be closer to a cure than we realize.
authors.affiliation: Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, 98109, USA ; Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195, USA.
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hladik
keywords: AIDS; Antiretroviral drugs; Berlin patient; HIV Latency; Integrase Inhibitors; Mucosa; NRTIs; Tenofovir