A new human immunodeficiency virus derived from gorillas

Jean Christophe Plantier, Marie Leoz, Jonathan E. Dickerson, Fabienne De Oliveira, François Cordonnier, Véronique Lemée, Florence Damond, David L. Robertson, François Simon

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    Abstract

    We have identified a new human immunodeficiency virus in a Cameroonian woman. It is closely related to gorilla simian immunodeficiency virus (SIVgor) and shows no evidence of recombination with other HIV-1 lineages. This new virus seems to be the prototype of a new HIV-1 lineage that is distinct from HIV-1 groups M, N and O. We propose to designate it HIV-1 group P.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)871-872
    Number of pages1
    JournalNature Medicine
    Volume15
    Issue number8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Aug 2009

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