R5 strains of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 from rapid progressors lacking X4 strains do not possess X4-type pathogenicity in human thymus

R. D. Berkowitz, A. B. van't Wout, N. A. Kootstra, M. E. Moreno, V. D. Linquist-Stepps, C. Bare, C. A. Stoddart, H. Schuitemaker, J. M. McCune

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Abstract

Some individuals infected with only R5 strains of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 progress to AIDS as quickly as individuals harboring X4 strains. We determined that three R5 viruses were much less pathogenic than an X4 virus in SCID-hu Thy/Liv mice, suggesting that R5 virus-mediated rapid disease progression is associated with host, not viral, factors
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7817-7822
JournalJournal of Virology
Volume73
Issue number9
Publication statusPublished - 1999

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