Characterisation of HIV superinfection : genetic evolution and adaptive immune responses
Master Thesis
2011
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In this thesis we aimed to determine the timing and frequency of intra-subtype C superinfection, and to determine if the reason for superinfection was a greater genetic distance within epitopes of the superinfecting virus compared to those of circulating strains from the same cohort.
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Harvey, H. 2011. Characterisation of HIV superinfection : genetic evolution and adaptive immune responses. University of Cape Town.