Historical Bibliography Updated: February 17, 2020
Origin of HIV-1 in the chimpanzee Pan troglodytes troglodytes.
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Nature, 397, 436-440. 1999 CE.
Order of authorship in the original paper: Gao, Bailes, Robertson, Hahn. Demonstration, led by Hahn, that HIV-1 originated specifically in the chimpanzee--a mutant of the chimp SIV (SIV-cpz) which acquired mutations sufficient to allow it to jump from chimpanzee to humans.
(Thanks to Juan Weiss for this entry and its interpretation.)
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| Entry Number | #11040 |
| Permanent Link | https://hom-sveltekit.fly.dev/entry/13236 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | origin-of-hiv1-in-the-chimpanzee-pan-troglodytes-troglodytes |