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Comparative genetic variability in HIV-1 subtype C nef gene in early age groups of infants.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Sept 2017
Sharma Uma, Gupta Poonam, Singhal Megha, Singh Supriya, Gupta Sunil, Venkatesh Srinivas, Rai Arvind, Husain Mohammad
Abstract excerpt
Targeting properties of vertically transmitted viruses in early infancy is important to understand disease progression. To investigate genotypic characteristics of transmitted viruses, blood samples were obtained from infants aged 6 weeks-18 months, categorized in two age groups, acute (<6 months) and early (>6-18 months). Nef having an important role in pathogenesis was selected to explore the viral...
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