Article
HIV-2 genetic variation and DNA load in asymptomatic carriers and AIDS cases in Guinea-Bissau.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes and human retrovirology : official publication of the International Retrovirology Association - 1 Sept 1997
Norrgren H, Marquina S, Leitner T, Aaby P, Melbye M, Poulsen A G, Larsen O, Dias F, Escanilla D, Andersson S, Albert J, Nauclér A
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to document which genetic subtypes of HIV-2 are present in Guinea-Bissau and to investigate whether asymptomatic HIV-2 carriers and AIDS patients carry distinct genetic variants. A secondary aim was to correlate proviral DNA load to clinical and immunologic status of the patients. Thirty-eight asymptomatic HIV-2 carriers and 11 AIDS patients from Bissau, Guinea-Bissau were included...
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