Retinol and HIV
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Vitamin A deficiency may contribute to the development of cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions (SILs) in HIV-infected women, researchers report in the October issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases. Audrey French, Rush Medical College, Chicago, et al., measured serum retinol concentrations in 1,314 women enrolled in the Women's Interagency HIV Study and correlated the results with concurrent cervical cytology