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[Structural and functional relationships demonstrated by the study of V3 loop heterogeneity].
Revue roumaine de virologie (Bucharest, Romania : 1990) - 1 Jan 2000
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Abstract excerpt
Data obtained from genomic sequence analysis of the gp 120 V3 loop show that some of the phenotype features depend on the modifications produced in the amino acid sequence of this region. Phenotypical characterization of HIV isolates is based on their sensitivity to neutralizing antibodies, the appearance of virus variants showing unusual tropism, higher cytopathogenicity in vitro and modified virulence in vivo,...
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