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The Nef protein of primate lentiviruses
1 Apr 1999
Abstract excerpt
The Nef protein of primate lentiviruses acts as an important virulence factor in vivo both in monkeys and in humans. Among a human cohort of long-term non-progressors, several Nef defective HIV1 viruses have been isolated, indicating that Nef may accelerate HIV progression and disease in humans. Additionally, a Nef-deleted SIV virus has low titres in rhesus monkeys and the animals develop AIDS at a much slower...
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