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Isolation and antigenic characterization of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Brazil.

Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 1987 Oct-Dec;82(4):453-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/89200855
Galvao-Castro B; Ivo-Dos-Santos J; Couto-Fernandez JC; Bongertz V; Chequer-Bou-Habib D; Sion FS; Barth OM; Pereira H; Pereira MS; Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

Abstract: A retrovirus infecting a Brazilian AIDS patient was isolated and characterized in terms of its reactivity with sera from individuals infected with human immunodeficiency viruses 1 and 2 (HIV-1 and HIV-2). The Western blot analysis revealed that the Brazilian isolate is very similar to the well characterized HIV-1 strain. The serum of the patient from whom the virus was isolated did not react with the 140 kDa envelope glycoprotein specific for HIV-2.
Keywords: Adult Blotting, Western Brazil Case Report Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Human HIV Antibodies/IMMUNOLOGY HIV Antigens/*ANALYSIS HIV-1/IMMUNOLOGY/*ISOLATION & PURIF HIV-2/IMMUNOLOGY Male JOURNAL ARTICLE

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