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Central nervous system compartmentalization of HIV-1 subtype C variants early and late in infection in young children.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Dec 2012
Sturdevant Christa Buckheit, Dow Anna, Jabara Cassandra B, Joseph Sarah B, Schnell Gretja, Takamune Nobutoki, Mallewa Macpherson, Heyderman Robert S, Van Rie Annelies, Swanstrom Ronald
Abstract excerpt
HIV-1 subtype B replication in the CNS can occur in CD4+ T cells or macrophages/microglia in adults. However, little is known about CNS infection in children or the ability of subtype C HIV-1 to evolve macrophage-tropic variants. In this study, we examined HIV-1 variants in ART-naïve children aged three years or younger to determine viral genotypes and phenotypes associated with HIV-1 subtype C pediatric CNS...
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