Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection in twin pairs infected at birth

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 281-285

  Biggar, Robert J ^a   Janes, Michelle ^c   Pilon, Richard ^c   Roy, Reena ^d   Broadhead, Robin ^e   Kumwenda, Newton ^f   Taha, Taha E T ^b   Cassol, Sharon ^g  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d St Louis County Police Crime Laboratory   (United States)

^e University of Malawi   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^g University of Natalh   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PERINATAL INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALAWI; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0037099370     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/341453     Document Type: Article

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