Local replication of simian immunodeficiency virus in the breast milk compartment of chronically-infected, lactating rhesus monkeys

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Breast milk transmission remains a major mode of infant HIV acquisition, yet anatomic and immunologic forces shaping virus quasispecies in milk are not well characterized. In this study, phylogenic analysis of envelope sequences of milk SIV variants revealed grou...

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Main Authors: Mansfield Keith G, Carville Angela, Mach Linh V, Wilks Andrew B, Kang Helen H, Permar Sallie R, Learn Gerald H, Hahn Beatrice H, Letvin Norman L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-02-01
Series:Retrovirology
Online Access:http://www.retrovirology.com/content/7/1/7