An HIV-1 subtype C specific assay was established for integrase genotyping from 51
integrase inhibitor-naive patient plasma samples and 22 antiretroviral drug-naive primary …

HIV subtypes B, F, and BF recombinants have been previously reported in South America.
This report describes the presence of HIV-1 subtype C infection in the countries of Argentina …

HIV proviral DNA integration into the host chromosome is carried out by integrase becoming
an important target antiretroviral therapy. Raltegravir was the first integrase inhibitor …

HIV was first diagnosed within South Africa in 1982. Homosexual transmission of HIV-1
dominated the epidemic within the country in the early stages of the 1980s. Currently …

Two well-established determinants of retroviral tropism are envelope sequences that
regulate entry and LTR sequences that can regulate viral expression in a cell-specific …

Amino acid insertions have been rarely found in the integrase (IN) coding region of Human
immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV‐1), and have been considered as natural polymorphisms. It …

Abstract ENGLISH SUMMARY: South Africa is home to approximately 20.0% of the global
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infected population. The first reported cases of HIV-1 …

The geochemistry and biogeochemistry of selenium (Se) are surveyed and possible
cosmochemical or geochemical reasons for the scarcity of selenium in the Earth's crust are …

Low affinity Fcγ receptors (FcγR) mediate key immune effector mechanisms through the
engagement of the Fc portion of immunoglobulin G (IgG). These receptors are involved in …

Knowledge of the timing of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV-1 is an important
issue in reducing the risk of infant infection. Prior to giving birth therefore an HIV-1 positive …