Genetic & Genomic MedicineeLifePeer-reviewed
Mixed cytomegalovirus genotypes in HIV positive mothers show compartmentalization and distinct patterns of transmission to infants.
Juanita Pang, Jennifer A. Slyker, Sunando Roy…·Judith Breuer
The paper shows that HIV-positive mothers have compartmentalized CMV genotypes, with three infants transmitting a single closely related maternal cervix strain, and identifies gene similarities linked to tissue-tropism and immunomodulation.
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