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...

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Main Authors: Sivapragashini Danaviah, Tulio de Oliveira, Ruth Bland, Johannes Viljoen, Sureshnee Pillay, Edouard Tuaillon, Philippe Van de Perre, Marie-Louise Newell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120389
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