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Comparative Genetic Variability in HIV-1 Subtype C vpu Gene in Early Age Groups of Infants.
Current HIV research - 1 Jan 2018
Sharma Uma, Gupta Poonam, Gupta Sunil, Venkatesh S, Husain Mohammad
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OBJECTIVE: Identifying the genetic variability in vertically transmitted viruses in early infancy is important to understand the disease progression. Being important in HIV-1 disease pathogenesis, vpu gene, isolated from young infants was investigated to understand the viral characteristics. METHOD: Blood samples were obtained from 80 HIV-1 positive infants, categorized in two age groups; acute (<6 months) and...
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