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In-utero transmission of quasispecies among human immunodeficiency virus type 1 genotypes.
Virology - 15 Mar 2003
Renjifo Boris, Chung Michael, Gilbert Peter, Mwakagile David, Msamanga Gernard, Fawzi Wafaie, Essex Max
Abstract excerpt
Samples from infants infected in-utero by the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) subtypes A, C, D, and recombinants from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, were examined for the presence of viral genetic quasispecies. HIV-1 envelope diversity was measured on peripheral blood mononuclear cells collected within the first 48 h of life from 53 infants. Phylogenetic analysis of C2-C5 envelope nucleotide sequences was...
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