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Differential pathogenesis of primary CCR5-using human immunodeficiency virus type 1 isolates in ex vivo human lymphoid tissue.
Journal of virology - 1 Sept 2005
Karlsson Ingrid, Grivel Jean-Charles, Chen Silvia Sihui, Karlsson Anders, Albert Jan, Fenyö Eva Maria, Margolis Leonid B
Abstract excerpt
In the course of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease, CCR5-utilizing HIV type 1 (HIV-1) variants (R5), which typically transmit infection and dominate its early stages, persist in approximately half of the infected individuals (nonswitch virus patients), while in the other half (switch virus patients), viruses using CXCR4 (X4 or R5X4) emerge, leading to rapid disease progression. Here, we used a system of...
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