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Virus phenotype switching and disease progression in HIV-1 infection.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Dec 1999
Callaway D S, Ribeiro R M, Nowak M A
Abstract excerpt
One of the phenotypic distinctions between different strains of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) has to do with the ability to cause target cells to form large multinucleate bodies known as syncytia. There are two phenotypes according to this characterization: syncytium-inducing (SI) and non-syncytium-inducing (NSI). NSI strains are usually present throughout infection, while SI strains are typically...
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