Article
Variability among HIV and SIV strains of African origin.
AIDS (London, England) - 1 Jan 1991
Peeters M, Piot P, van der Groen G
Abstract excerpt
HIV-1 and HIV-2 both cause AIDS in humans. Simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIV) are non-human primate lentiviruses and the closest known relatives of the HIVs. They closely parallel HIVs in genomic organization and biologic properties. The authors discuss the known HIVs and SIVs of African origin and describe the variability which exists in the different groups. HIV-1 and HIV-2 share approximately 55-60%...
Topics
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Africa
- Animals
- Genetic Variation
- HIV-1
- HIV-2
- Humans
- Primates
- Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Simian Immunodeficiency Virus