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Semen-specific genetic characteristics of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 env.
Journal of virology - 1 Feb 2005
Pillai Satish K, Good Benjamin, Pond Sergei Kosakovsky, Wong Joseph K, Strain Matt C, Richman Douglas D, Smith Davey M
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Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in the male genital tract may comprise virus produced locally in addition to virus transported from the circulation. Virus produced in the male genital tract may be genetically distinct, due to tissue-specific cellular characteristics and immunological pressures. HIV-1 env sequences derived from paired blood and semen samples from the Los Alamos HIV Sequence Database...
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