Molecular BiologyPLoS PathogensPeer-reviewed
Infant Transmitted/Founder HIV-1 Viruses from Peripartum Transmission are Neutralization Resistant to Paired Maternal Plasma
Amit Kumar, Claire E.P. Smith, Elena E. Giorgi…·Sallie R. Permar
The paper identifies infant-transmitted HIV-1 variants that are neutralization-resistant to maternal plasma but sensitive to broadly neutralizing antibodies, suggesting maternal antibody responses select for these resistant variants during peripartum transmission.
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