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Impact of seminal cytomegalovirus replication on HIV-1 dynamics between blood and semen.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Nov 2012
Gianella Sara, Mehta Sanjay R, Strain Matthew C, Young Jason A, Vargas Milenka V, Little Susan J, Richman Douglas D, Kosakovsky Pond Sergei L, Smith Davey M
Abstract excerpt
The genital tract of individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is an anatomic compartment that supports local HIV-1 and cytomegalovirus (CMV) replication. This study investigated the association of seminal CMV replication with changes in HIV-1 clonal expansion, evolution and phylogenetic compartmentalization between blood and semen. Fourteen paired blood and semen samples were analyzed...
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