Immunoevolution of HIV Subtype A in Genetically Diverse Cohorts: Molecular Divergence and Immunoevolution of HIV-1 Subtype A - Couverture souple

Abidi, Syed Hani; Ali, Syed

 
9783659908187: Immunoevolution of HIV Subtype A in Genetically Diverse Cohorts: Molecular Divergence and Immunoevolution of HIV-1 Subtype A
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3659908185 ISBN 13 : 9783659908187
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV-1) rapidly mutates under selection pressures from host immunity, which allows the amplification of escape mutations that enables the virus to evade the host’s immune response. Earliest traceable HIV-1 subtype A sequences (in sequence repository) were of African origin from around mid-80s. In subsequent years, as subtype A viruses were disseminated globally, sequences from different parts of world also started appearing. In the past few decades, HIV-1 subtype A has established itself in certain regions of the world including Kenya, Uganda, Japan, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Botswana, Belarus, Congo, and recently, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Analysis of the evolutionary patterns of a virus in the context of its host populations sheds light on the selection pressures on viruses that are associated with specific host immune milieus. This type of information is useful in designing vaccines and drugs against the virus.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV-1) rapidly mutates under selection pressures from host immunity, which allows the amplification of escape mutations that enables the virus to evade the host’s immune response. Earliest traceable HIV-1 subtype A sequences (in sequence repository) were of African origin from around mid-80s. In subsequent years, as subtype A viruses were disseminated globally, sequences from different parts of world also started appearing. In the past few decades, HIV-1 subtype A has established itself in certain regions of the world including Kenya, Uganda, Japan, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Botswana, Belarus, Congo, and recently, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Analysis of the evolutionary patterns of a virus in the context of its host populations sheds light on the selection pressures on viruses that are associated with specific host immune milieus. This type of information is useful in designing vaccines and drugs against the virus.

Biographie de l'auteur

Dr Syed Hani Abidi is an Assistant Professor at the Aga Khan University, Karachi-Pakistan, while Dr Syed Ali is an Associate Professor at Nazarbayev University, Astana-Kazakhstan. They both work in the area of viral evolution & epidemiology, viral immunology and oncology, vaccine immunology & immunoinformatics. They especially focus on HIV & HCV.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3659908185
ISBN 13 
9783659908187
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
196
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