CRF19_cpx is an Evolutionary fit HIV-1 Variant Strongly Associated With Rapid Progression to AIDS in Cuba
- Authors: Abrahantes Y, Aleman Y, Khouri R, Kourí V, Megens S, Moutschen M, Pérez AB, Perez J, Perez L, Pfeifer N, Pineda-Peña AC, Theys K, Van Laethem K, Van Weyenbergh J, Vandamme AM, Vercauteren J
- Publication Year: 2015
- Journal: EBioMedicine
- Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4484819/%20
Clinicians reported an increasing trend of rapid progression (RP) (AIDS within 3 years of infection) in Cuba. Recently infected patients were prospectively sampled, 52 RP at AIDS diagnosis (AIDS-RP) and 21 without AIDS in the same time frame (non-AIDS). 22 patients were sampled at AIDS diagnosis (chronic-AIDS) retrospectively assessed as > 3 years infected. Clinical, demographic, virological, epidemiological […]
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