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Transgenic mice expressing human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in immune cells develop a severe AIDS-like disease.
Journal of virology - 1 Jan 1998
Hanna Z, Kay D G, Cool M, Jothy S, Rebai N, Jolicoeur P
Abstract excerpt
We have constructed transgenic (Tg) mice expressing the entire human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) coding sequences in cells targeted by HIV-1 infection in humans. These Tg mice developed a severe AIDS-like disease leading to early death (< 1 month). They developed muscle wasting, severe atrophy and fibrosis of lymphoid organs, tubulointerstitial nephritis, and lymphoid interstitial pneumonitis. In...
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