1. Insights into the mechanisms of vertical transmission of HIV-1. BIOMED2 Working Group on the in utero transmission of HIV-1.
- Author
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Menu E, Mognetti B, Moussa M, Nardese V, Tresoldi L, Tscherning C, Mbopi Keou FX, Dubanchet S, Mauclere P, Fenyö EM, Scarlatti G, Barre-Sinoussi F, and Chaouat G
- Subjects
- Anti-HIV Agents pharmacology, Breast Feeding adverse effects, Cameroon, Cohort Studies, Female, France, HIV Infections prevention & control, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Italy, Placenta chemistry, Placenta virology, Pregnancy, Trophoblasts chemistry, Trophoblasts virology, Zidovudine pharmacology, Anti-HIV Agents therapeutic use, HIV Infections transmission, HIV-1 drug effects, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical prevention & control, Zidovudine therapeutic use
- Abstract
This paper is a summary of three oral presentations, as well as the ensuing discussion, at the Rijeka/Opatija 3rd Alps Adria Immunology meeting by three members of the European Biomed group on vertical transmission of HIV (G. Chaouat, F. Barre-Sinoussi, G. Scarlatti). This group also involves the laboratories of D. Dormont (CEA, Fontenay aux roses, France), P. Gounon (Electron Microscopy, the Pasteur Institute, France; Irène Athanassakis, University of Crete, Greece; Eva Maria Fenyö, Karolinska Institute, Sweden; and Larry Guilbert, Canada). As such, this paper intends to be neither a review, nor an original article, but rather is an opinion paper discussing the working hypothesis of this network, as well as some of their recent results, which were presented at this meeting. The paper was issued at the request of the organizers of the meeting.
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- 1997