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Molecular and phenotypic characteristics of neurotropic HIV-1 subtype E.
The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health - 1 Dec 2001
Srisurapanon S, Samransurp K, Tunsupasawasdeekul S, Chaowanich U, Warachit P, Sutthent R, Khusmith S
Abstract excerpt
Although HIV-1 subtype E associated with neurological dysfunction is common, the virological characteristics of HIV-1 isolated from the CNS for this subtype have not yet been identified. In this study, paired blood and CSF isolated from patients with AIDs-defining illnesses were cultured, sequenced and aligned. Phylogenetic tree and nucleotide-distances from both blood and CSF were investigated. Cytopathicity and...
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