Different evolutionary pathways of HIV-1 between fetus and mother perinatal transmission pairs indicate unique immune selection pressure in fetuses
M. H. Marichannegowda, M. Mengual, A. Kumar, E. E. Giorgi, J. Tu, D. Martinez, X. Li, L. Feng, S. Permar, F. Gao
This study analyzes HIV-1 env gene evolution in 12 perinatal transmission pairs, finding that most infections occur within two months of birth and fetal viruses show unique selection pressures.
bioRxiv · Aug 28, 2020Microbiology