Analysis of HIV quasispecies suggests compartmentalization in the liver.

ABSTRACT: Liver disease is now a major cause of morbidity and mortality among persons infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). An increasing body of evidence suggests that HIV infection is associated with exacerbated liver fibrosis and that HIV has the ability to infect several hepatic cell types. Despite the recognized existence of genetically distinct subpopulations of HIV in the central nervous system and genital tract, viral diversity and compartmentalization in the liver have not been explored extensively. Therefore, phylogenetic analysis was performed on full-length env and nef sequences for four patients. Distinct clustering of viral variants was observed for all patients in both areas of the genome. Statistical evidence of HIV compartmentalization in the liver was demonstrated i

SUBMITTER: Penton PK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5972776 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature