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The HIV-2 proviral landscape is dominated by defective proviruses
2 Nov 2023
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Compared with HIV-1 infection, HIV-2 infection is associated with a slower progression to AIDS. Understanding the persistence of HIV-2 infection might inform the mechanisms responsible for differences in the pathogenicity of HIV-2 versus HIV-1. METHODS: In this study, we analyzed the genetic composition of the proviral reservoir in archived blood samples collected from 13 untreated HIV-2-infected...
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