Evidence of long-lived founder virus in mother-to-child HIV transmission.
Exposure of the infant's gut to cell-associated and cell-free HIV-1 trafficking in breast milk (BM) remains a primary cause of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT). The mammary gland represents a unique environment for HIV-1 replication and host-virus interplay. We aimed to explore the origin of...
Main Authors: | Sivapragashini Danaviah, Tulio de Oliveira, Ruth Bland, Johannes Viljoen, Sureshnee Pillay, Edouard Tuaillon, Philippe Van de Perre, Marie-Louise Newell |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4368793?pdf=render |
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