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Relation of phenotype evolution of HIV-1 to envelope V2 configuration.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 4 Jun 1993
Groenink M, Fouchier R A, Broersen S, Baker C H, Koot M, van't Wout A B, Huisman H G, Miedema F, Tersmette M, Schuitemaker H
Abstract excerpt
Biological variability of human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) is involved in the pathogenesis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Syncytium-inducing (SI) HIV-1 variants emerge in 50 percent of infected individuals during infection, preceding accelerated CD4+ T cell loss and rapid progression to AIDS. The V1 to V2 and V3 region of the viral envelope glycoprotein gp120 contained the major...
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