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Preferred term

HIV-2  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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

Note

  • infection: coord IM with HIV INFECTIONS (IM) or AIDS (IM) or their specifics (IM)

Scope note

  • 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.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D015498

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