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[Genetic diversity and phylogeographic distribution of SIV: how to understand the origin of HIV].
Medecine sciences : M/S - 1 Jan 2000
Peeters Martine, Chaix Marie-Laure, Delaporte Eric
Abstract excerpt
Emergence of human immunodeficiency viruses HIV-1 and HIV-2 results from interspecies transmission from simian viruses SIV. SIVcpzPtt infecting chimpanzees, and from which the HIV-1 (subgroups M and N) is derived is still found in the Pan troglodytes troglodytes population of south Cameroon chimpanzees. The ancestor of HIV-1 group O, is found in the Gorilla residing in Western Africa, but chimpanzees are in fact...
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