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Application of a case-control study design to investigate genotypic signatures of HIV-1 transmission.
Retrovirology - 25 Jun 2012
Mota Talia M, Murray John M, Center Rob J, Purcell Damian F J, McCaw James M
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BACKGROUND: The characterization of HIV-1 transmission strains may inform the design of an effective vaccine. Shorter variable loops with fewer predicted glycosites have been suggested as signatures enriched in envelope sequences derived during acute HIV-1 infection. Specifically, a transmission-linked lack of glycosites within the V1 and V2 loops of gp120 provides greater access to an α4β7 binding motif, which...
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