[PDF][PDF] Molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 variants in the global AIDS pandemic: an update

MM Thomson, R Nájera - AIDS Rev, 2005 - researchgate.net
The picture of HIV-1 genetic diversity in the global pandemic continues to evolve.
Identification of new variants, including circulating and unique recombinant forms …

[HTML][HTML] Bushmeat hunting, deforestation, and prediction of zoonotic disease

ND Wolfe, P Daszak, AM Kilpatrick… - Emerging infectious …, 2005 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Understanding the emergence of new zoonotic agents requires knowledge of pathogen
biodiversity in wildlife, human-wildlife interactions, anthropogenic pressures on wildlife …

Genetic analysis reveals the complex structure of HIV-1 transmission within defined risk groups

S Hué, D Pillay, JP Clewley… - Proceedings of the …, 2005 - National Acad Sciences
We explored the epidemic history of HIV-1 subtype B in the United Kingdom by using
statistical methods that infer the population history of pathogens from sampled gene …

Germs, genomes and genealogies

DJ Wilson, D Falush, G McVean - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2005 - cell.com
Genetic diversity in pathogen species contains information about evolutionary and
epidemiological processes, including the origins and history of disease, the nature of the …

Comparative population dynamics of HIV-1 subtypes B and C: subtype-specific differences in patterns of epidemic growth

PR Walker, OG Pybus, A Rambaut… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2005 - Elsevier
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic continues to grow at an alarming rate,
with a further 5 million new infections in 2003. Some 3.5 million of these were in sub …

Cross-reactivity of anti–HIV-1 T cell immune responses among the major HIV-1 clades in HIV-1–positive individuals from 4 continents

PM Coplan, SB Gupta, SA Dubey… - The Journal of …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Background The genetic diversity of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) raises the
question of whether vaccines that include a component to elicit antiviral T cell immunity …

[HTML][HTML] Different epidemic potentials of the HIV-1B and C subtypes

M Salemi, T De Oliveira, MA Soares, O Pybus… - Journal of molecular …, 2005 - Springer
HIV, the cause of AIDS in humans, is characterized by great genetic heterogeneity. In
particular, HIV-1 group M subtypes are responsible for most of the infections worldwide. We …

The majority of currently circulating human immunodeficiency virus type 1 clade B viruses fail to prime cytotoxic T-lymphocyte responses against an otherwise …

M Altfeld, TM Allen, ET Kalife, N Frahm… - Journal of …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) mutates to escape immune selection
pressure, but there is little evidence of selection mediated through HLA-A2, the dominant …

A subset of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 long-term non-progressors is characterized by the unique presence of ancestral sequences in the viral population

G Bello, C Casado, V Sandonis… - Journal of general …, 2005 - microbiologyresearch.org
Within human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected patients, there are those who
have been infected for more than 10 years with a CD4+ cell count of> 500 cells μl− 1 and …

Comparative analysis of HIV‐1 Tat variants

S Pantano, P Carloni - Proteins: Structure, Function, and …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
HIV‐1 Tat protein is a crucial element for viral replication; therefore, its inhibition might be
exploited against the AIDS infection. To gain insights on the natural variability of this protein …