Article
Defective accessory genes in a human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected long-term survivor lacking recoverable virus.
Journal of virology - 1 Jul 1995
Michael N L, Chang G, d'Arcy L A, Ehrenberg P K, Mariani R, Busch M P, Birx D L, Schwartz D H
Abstract excerpt
We have been studying a patient who acquired human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection via a blood transfusion 13 years ago. She has remained asymptomatic since that time. The blood donor and two other recipients have all died of AIDS. Although this patient has shown persistently strong serore...
Topics
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Adult
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- CD4 Lymphocyte Count
- Female
- Genes, Viral
- Genes, nef
- Genes, tat
- HIV Long Terminal Repeat
- HIV-1
- Humans
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Survivors