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Characterization of a CD4-independent clinical HIV-1 that can efficiently infect human hepatocytes through chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 4
27 Aug 2008
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OBJECTIVE: HIV-1 isolates are prominently CD4-dependent and, to date, only a few laboratory-adapted CD4-independent strains have been reported. Therefore, whether CD4-independent viruses may exist in HIV-1-infected patients has remained unclear. Here, we report the successful isolation of a CD4-independent clinical HIV-1 strain, designated SDA-1, from the viral quasispecies of a therapy-naive HIV-1 and...
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