Relaxation of adaptive evolution during the HIV-1 infection owing to reduction of CD4+ T cell counts.

The first stages of HIV-1 infection are essential to establish the diversity of virus population within host. It has been suggested that adaptation to host cells and antibody evasion are the leading forces driving HIV evolution at the initial stages of AIDS infection. In order to gain more insights...

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Main Authors: Élcio Leal, Jorge Casseb, Michael Hendry, Michael P Busch, Ricardo Sobhie Diaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3387245?pdf=render