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Characterization of HIV type 1 env gene in cerebrospinal fluid and blood of infected Chinese patients.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Jul 2011
Wei Feili, Wang Xicheng, Liu Lifeng, Gao Rong, Shi Ying, Zhang Yulin, Qiao Luxin, Chen Dexi
Abstract excerpt
HIV infection in the central nervous system (CNS) can progress to AIDS dementia complex; currently, little information on the characterization of the HIV-1 env gene from the CNS is available in infected Chinese patients. In the study, the C2-V5 regions of the HIV envelope gene were cloned and sequenced from both cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood samples of five infected Chinese patients. Sequence analysis...
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