The role of the humoral immune response in the molecular evolution of the envelope C2, V3 and C3 regions in chronically HIV-2 infected patients

Borrego, PedroMarcelino, Jose MariaRocha, CheilaDoroana, ManuelaAntunes, FranciscoMaltez, FernandoGomes, PerpetuaNovo, CarlosBarroso, HelenaTaveira, Nuno2015-12-302015-12-302008RETROVIROLOGY. - Vol. 5 (SEP 8 2008)1742-4690http://hdl.handle.net/10451/21639Background: This study was designed to investigate, for the first time, the short-term molecular evolution of the HIV-2 C2, V3 and C3 envelope regions and its association with the immune response. Clonal sequences of the env C2V3C3 region were obtained fr. - Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia [POCTI/ESP/48045]. - This work was supported by Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia (project POCTI/ESP/48045). Pedro Borrego is supported by a PhD grant from Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia.application/pdfengVirologyThe role of the humoral immune response in the molecular evolution of the envelope C2, V3 and C3 regions in chronically HIV-2 infected patientsjournal articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-4690-5-78