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Conserved determinants of enhanced CCR5 binding in the human immunodeficiency virus subtype D envelope third variable loop.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Apr 2010
Teeravechyan Samaporn, Essex M, Lee Tun-Hou
Abstract excerpt
Human immunodeficiency virus 1 subtype D (HIV-1D) contributes to a significant portion of the HIV-1 disease burden in eastern and central Africa, and is associated with more rapid disease progression. Its viral envelope sequences, particularly in the third variable region (V3), are highly divergent from other major subtypes yet have rarely been studied to date. We evaluated the V3 and select bridging sheet...
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