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Defining the fitness of HIV-1 isolates with dual/mixed co-receptor usage

BACKGROUND: CCR5-using (r5) HIV-1 predominates during asymptomatic disease followed by occasional emergence of CXCR4-using (x4) or dual tropic (r5x4) virus. We examined the contribution of the x4 and r5 components to replicative fitness of HIV-1 isolates. METHODS: Dual tropic r5x4 viruses were predi...

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Autores principales: Nankya, Immaculate L, Tebit, Denis M, Abraha, Awet, Kyeyune, Fred, Gibson, Richard, Jegede, Oyebisi, Nickel, Gabrielle, Arts, Eric J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4592561/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26435727
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12981-015-0066-7