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The temporal increase in HIV-1 non-R5 tropism frequency among newly diagnosed patients from northern Poland is associated with clustered transmissions.
Journal of the International AIDS Society - 1 Jan 2015
Parczewski Miłosz, Leszczyszyn-Pynka Magdalena, Witak-Jędra Magdalena, Maciejewska Katarzyna, Myślińska Sławomira, Urbańska Anna
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INTRODUCTION: CCR5 (R5) tropic viruses are associated with early stages of infection, whereas CXCR4 (X4) HIV-1 tropism has been associated with severe immunodeficiency. We investigated the temporal changes in the genotype-predicted tropism frequency and the phylogenetic relationships between the R5 and non-R5 clades. METHODS: A cohort of 194 patients with a newly diagnosed HIV infection that was linked to their...
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