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Infection with a mutated HIV strain results in better survival

Started by Andrew Yates · 9 months ago

Persons infected with a mutated HIV strain, transmitted from those who have the genetic advantages to control the virus, results in improved survival according to a recent study by South African researchers. The study, published March 21st in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens, looked fo ... Continue reading »

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  • Peter

    1 year ago

    A146X and T242N? Lol, I think you mean A146X and T342N. Fools!

    (editor's note: har har, funny joke ^_^)
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  • Josh Hill

    1 year ago

    For those who don't know, this is just a way to refer to where the mutation occurred. A146X means that in the protein, amino acid number 146, normally alanine (A), is mutated to either proline or serine. T242N means amino acid 242, normally threonine (T), is mutated to asparagine (N).
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