Article
Adaptive evolution of human immunodeficiency virus-type 1 during the natural course of infection.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 26 Apr 1996
Wolinsky S M, Korber B T, Neumann A U, Daniels M, Kunstman K J, Whetsell A J, Furtado M R, Cao Y, Ho D D, Safrit J T
Abstract excerpt
The rate of progression to disease varies considerably among individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus-type 1 (HIV-1). Analyses of semiannual blood samples obtained from six infected men showed that a rapid rate of CD4 T cell loss was associated with relative evolutionary stasis of t...
Topics
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Antigenic Variation
- Base Sequence
- Biological Evolution
- CD4 Lymphocyte Count
- Cohort Studies
- Disease Progression
- HIV Antibodies
- HIV Antigens
