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Evidence for adaptive evolution at the divergence between lymphoid and brain HIV-1 nef genes.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Apr 2010
Olivieri Kevin C, Agopian Kristin A, Mukerji Joya, Gabuzda Dana
Abstract excerpt
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV) infection of the central nervous system frequently causes HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND). The role of HIV Nef and other accessory proteins in HAND pathogenesis is unclear. To determine whether HIV nef undergoes adaptive selection in brain, we cloned 100 nef sequences (n = 30 brain and n = 70 lymphoid) from four patients with AIDS and HIV-associated...
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