HIV Infection Stems From Few Viruses

Friday, May 16, 2008 - 09:14 in Health & Medicine

A new study reveals in unprecedented detail the genetic identity of versions of HIV responsible for sexual transmission. In 80 percent of the study's newly infected patients, a single HIV variant caused transmission, according to researchers. The detail provides important clues in the ongoing search for an effective HIV/AIDS vaccine.

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