Human Immunodeficiency Virus 2

Cancer Terms -> Organisms -> Virus -> Retro-transcribing Virus -> Retroviridae -> Lentivirus -> Human Immunodeficiency Virus -> Human Immunodeficiency Virus 2

Human Immunodeficiency Virus 2 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 SIV and infects only T4-lymphocytes expressing the CD4 phenotypic marker.

Human Immunodeficiency Virus 2 Synonyms

Human Immunodeficiency Virus 2, HIV-2, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Type 2

Terms in Human Immunodeficiency Virus 2 category

---

Copyright © Cancer Terms 2014 All rights reserved. | Terms of Use | Low Carb Foods
No reproduction or republication permitted.