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Productive HIV-1 infection of normal human mammary epithelial cells.
AIDS (London, England) - 1 Aug 1995
Toniolo A, Serra C, Conaldi P G, Basolo F, Falcone V, Dolei A
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OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN: To determine the susceptibility of mammary epithelial cells (MEC) to HIV-1 as breastfeeding is an established route of HIV transmission, although the origin of virus in breastmilk is unclear. METHODS: Primary epithelial cell cultures were derived from the mammary glands of healthy donors; immortalized MEC lines were also used. HIV infection was followed by detection of infectious particle...
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