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Selection of maternal human immunodeficiency virus type 1 variants in human placenta. European Network for In Utero Transmission of HIV-1.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 1999
Menu E, Mbopi-Keou F X, Lagaye S, Pissard S, Mauclère P, Scarlatti G, Martin J, Goossens M, Chaouat G, Barré-Sinoussi F, M'bopi Kéou F X
Abstract excerpt
To determine the mechanisms by which human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) crosses the placenta into the fetal blood, 12 matched samples of serial maternal blood, term placentas, and infant blood obtained from a cohort of pregnant women in Cameroon identified as predominantly infected by subtype A viruses were studied. HIV-1 env sequences were detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in both chorionic...
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