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Complex positive selection pressures drive the evolution of HIV-1 with different co-receptor tropisms.
Science China. Life sciences - 1 Oct 2010
Zhang ChiYu, Ding Na, Chen KePing, Yang RongGe
Abstract excerpt
HIV-1 co-receptor tropism is central for understanding the transmission and pathogenesis of HIV-1 infection. We performed a genome-wide comparison between the adaptive evolution of R5 and X4 variants from HIV-1 subtypes B and C. The results showed that R5 and X4 variants experienced differential evolutionary patterns and different HIV-1 genes encountered various positive selection pressures, suggesting that...
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