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The number and genetic relatedness of transmitted/founder virus impact clinical outcome in vaginal R5 SHIVSF162P3N infection.
Retrovirology - 11 Mar 2014
Tsai Lily, Tasovski Ivan, Leda Ana Rachel, Chin Mario P S, Cheng-Mayer Cecilia
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Severe genetic bottleneck occurs during HIV-1 sexual transmission whereby most infections are initiated by a single transmitted/founder (T/F) virus. Similar observations had been made in nonhuman primates exposed mucosally to SIV/SHIV. We previously reported variable clinical outcome in rhesus macaques inoculated intravaginally (ivg) with a high dose of R5 SHIVSF162P3N. Given the potential...
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