Two hundred and fifty patients were included: mean age 58.1 years; AIDS at diagnosis, 116 (46.4%); on cART, 246 (98.4%); HIV‐1 RNA <20 c/ml, 217 (88.2%); mean current CD4 count, 673 cells/μl; mean age at menopause, 49 years. The gene discussed is CD4; the disease is AIDS.