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HIV-1 replication in the central nervous system occurs in two distinct cell types.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Oct 2011
Schnell Gretja, Joseph Sarah, Spudich Serena, Price Richard W, Swanstrom Ronald
Abstract excerpt
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection of the central nervous system (CNS) can lead to the development of HIV-1-associated dementia (HAD). We examined the virological characteristics of HIV-1 in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of HAD subjects to explore the association between independent viral replication in the CNS and the development of overt dementia. We found that genetically compartmentalized...
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