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Preferred term

HIV-2  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An HIV species related to HIV-1 but carrying different antigenic components and with differing nucleic acid composition. It shares serologic reactivity and sequence homology with the simian Lentivirus SIMIAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS and infects only T4-lymphocytes expressing the CD4 phenotypic marker.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • HIV-II
  • HTLV-IV
  • Human immunodeficiency virus 2
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2
  • Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type IV
  • Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type IV
  • Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2, Human
  • LAV-2
  • txid11709

In other languages

  • French

  • HIV-2 (Human Immunodeficiency Virus 2)
  • HTLV-IV
  • Human immunodeficiency virus 2
  • Human T-lymphotropic virus type IV
  • LAV-2 (Lymphadenopathy-Associated Virus 2)
  • txid11709
  • Virus de l'immunodéficience humaine de type 2
  • Virus T-lymphotrope humain de type IV

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-H4Q8QFSR-1

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