Article
Variability of human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (hiv-2) infecting patients living in france.
Virology - 1 Feb 2001
Damond F, Apetrei C, Robertson D L, Souquière S, Leprêtre A, Matheron S, Plantier J C, Brun-Vézinet F, Simon F
Abstract excerpt
To determine the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) subtypes circulating in France and to identify possible relationships between these subtypes and pathogenesis, we studied 33 HIV-2-infected patients living in France. HIV-2 DNA was directly amplified from peripheral blood mononuclear cells by nested PCR with specific HIV-2 env primers, and the env gene was sequenced. The serological...
Topics
- Adult
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Amino Acids
- Base Sequence
- Binding Sites
- Blotting, Western
- DNA, Viral
- Epitope Mapping
- Female
- France
- Gene Products, env