User:Immcarle127/Evaluate an Article

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 * Name of article: Long-term nonprogressor
 * Long-term nonprogessors are a unique group of HIV patients that I didn't know anything about before reading this article. Insights into how some people are able to prevent their HIV disease progression into AIDS could be helpful in developing HIV treatments for people's whose disease would otherwise progress.This article provides basic information and some possible explanations, but doesn't explain the complete picture of a long-term nonprogessor.

Lead

 * This article begins with a introductory sentence that clearly explains nonprogessors.
 * There is only one section in this article so there is no overview
 * This article is not up to date; the most recent article cited is from 2013, even though there have been more recent studies done.
 * The Lead is concise but provides a decent amount of information about long-term nonprogressors

Content

 * The content is relevant to the topic but it is not up to date because there has been more recent scholarship done on long term nonprogressors. Also, there are citations missing in the article. All the information is relevant to the subject

Tone and Balance
The article is written in a neutral, unbiased tone; it seems appropriately scientific, but also understandable. Nothing seems to be overrepresented or persuasive.

Sources and References

 * All of the citations come from reliable, scientific journals and are relevant to the topic. However, since the article is pretty short, there are not too many citations. The article would be strengthened with the addition of more information (and accompanying citations, preferably from more current articles). The three links I tested all worked.

Organization
The article is well written and easy to read. It provides clear scientific background on what long-term nonprogessors are and some of the genetic traits that may affect it. There isn't too much organization to the article, but largely because it is not very long.

Images and Media

 * The article does not contain any images or media.

Checking the talk page
There are conversations about the validity of the claims made in the article. However, they were made over 10 years ago, so updating it further would be helpful. This article is of interest to WikiProject AIDS, Medicine/ Medical genetics, and Molecular and Cell Biology. I could not find a grade for this article. I don't know too much about this topic so it was hard for me to evaluate the questions about the claims in the article.

Overall impressions
This article has a solid basis with clear, concise information about long-term nonprogressors. However, it could benefit from the addition of information from more current sources and double-checking of the original facts stated. I would add more information about the subject and provide further explanation on the history of patients, current research, and how this fits into current conversations about HIV, AIDS, and cures.