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HIV-1 genetic diversity is higher in vaginal tract than in blood during early infection

A first-of-its-kind study has found that the genetic diversity of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is higher in the vaginal tract than in the blood stream during early infection. This finding, published in PLOS ...

Jan 18, 2018

HIV & AIDS

Window of opportunity against HIV comes from 'fitness bottleneck'

New research on HIV transmission shows that viral fitness is an important basis of a "genetic bottleneck" imposed every time a new person is infected. The findings define a window of opportunity for drugs or vaccines to prevent ...

Jul 10, 2014

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HIV-1 genetic diversity is higher in vaginal tract than in blood during early infection

Window of opportunity against HIV comes from 'fitness bottleneck'

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