Article
Evaluation of genetic diversity of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 NEF gene associated with vertical transmission.
Journal of biomedical science - 1 Jan 2000
Hahn Tobias, Ramakrishnan Rajesh, Ahmad Nafees
Abstract excerpt
The NEF gene is conserved among members of human and simian immunodeficiency viruses and may play an important role in viral pathogenesis. To determine the evolutionary dynamics and conservation of functionality of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) NEF gene during maternal-fetal transmission, we analyzed NEF sequences from seven mother-infant pairs following perinatal transmission, including a...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- DNA, Viral
- Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte
- Female
- Gene Products, nef
- Genes, nef
- Genetic Variation
- HIV Infections
- HIV-1
- Humans
- Infant
- Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
