Article
Diversity in virus populations from genital secretions and peripheral blood from women recently infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1.
Journal of virology - 1 Dec 1995
Poss M, Martin H L, Kreiss J K, Granville L, Chohan B, Nyange P, Mandaliya K, Overbaugh J
Abstract excerpt
In order to develop a human immunodeficiency virus type 1 vaccine with global efficacy, it is important to evaluate the virus populations that are transmitted to individuals living in high-incidence areas. To determine the nature of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 population transmitted to women during heterosexual contact, we examined the diversity of the proviral envelope gene in infected cells in both...
Topics
- AIDS Vaccines
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- Cervix Uteri
- Cohort Studies
- DNA Primers
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Gene Products, env
- Genes, env
- Genetic Variation
