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Compartmentalization of HIV-1 between breast milk and blood of HIV-infected mothers.
Virology - 15 Aug 2002
Becquart Pierre, Chomont Nicolas, Roques Pierre, Ayouba Ahidjo, Kazatchkine Michel D, Bélec Laurent, Hocini Hakim
Abstract excerpt
HIV-1 variants in breast milk and peripheral blood have been compared in three HIV-1 infected mothers. Analysis of DNA and RNA env C2-V3 sequences showed a differential distribution of HIV variants between the two compartments. The major provirus variant found in breast milk corresponds to a minor variant in the blood of two mothers. In the third mother, the predominant proviral variant detected in breast milk...
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