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The HIV-2 genotype and the HIV-1 syncytium-inducing phenotype are associated with a lower virus replication in dendritic cells.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Mar 2000
Vanham G, van Tendeloo V, Willems B, Penne L, Kestens L, Beirnaert E, Fransen K, Heyndrickx L, Zhong P, Davis D, Berneman Z, van Der Groen G, Van Bockstaele D
Abstract excerpt
During sexual transmission, HIV infects the mucosal dendritic cells and is transferred to CD4 T cells. Whether HIV variants of a particular genetic (sub)type or phenotype selectively infect dendritic cells (DC) or are preferentially transferred to T cells remains highly controversial. To avoid the cumbersome use of primary dendritic cells, in vitro dendritic cell models were generated from precursors, either...
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