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Infection with dual-tropic human immunodeficiency virus type 1 variants associated with rapid total T cell decline and disease progression in injection drug users.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Aug 1998
Yu X F, Wang Z, Vlahov D, Markham R B, Farzadegan H, Margolick J B
Abstract excerpt
The characteristics of sequential human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) isolates from 12 seroconverters among injection drug users selected for either rapid or slow disease progression were evaluated. All 6 patients who developed AIDS within 5 years were initially infected with syncytium-inducing (SI) variants or showed a transition from non-SI-inducing (NSI) to SI variants. Detection of SI variants was...
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