@article {2588, title = {Association between HIV replication and serum leptin levels: an observational study of a cohort of HIV-1-infected South African women.}, journal = {Journal of the International AIDS Society}, volume = {13}, year = {2010}, month = {2010}, pages = {33}, abstract = {Advanced HIV infection can result in lipoatrophy and wasting, even in the absence of ongoing opportunistic infections, suggesting that HIV may directly affect adipose tissue amount and distribution.}, keywords = {Adult, Body Fat Distribution, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Glucose, HIV Infections, HIV-1, Humans, Leptin, Lipid Metabolism, South Africa, Viral Load}, issn = {1758-2652}, doi = {10.1186/1758-2652-13-33}, author = {Azzoni, Livio and Crowther, Nigel J and Firnhaber, Cynthia and Foulkes, Andrea S and Yin, Xiangfan and Glencross, Deborah and Gross, Robert and Kaplan, Mitch D and Papasavvas, Emmanouil and Schulze, Doreen and Stevens, Wendy and van der Merwe, Tessa and Waisberg, Rita and Sanne, Ian and Montaner, Luis J} }