HIV-2

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.

Year introduced: 1989

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Tree Number(s): B04.820.650.589.650.350.410

MeSH Unique ID: D015498

Registry Number: txid11709

Entry Terms:

• HTLV-IV
• Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2, Human
• Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2
• Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type IV
• Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type IV
• LAV-2
• HIV-II
• Human immunodeficiency virus 2
• SBL-6669

Previous Indexing:

• HIV (1987-1988)

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Organisms Category
Viruses
RNA Viruses
Retroviridae
Lentivirus
Lentiviruses, Primate
HIV
HIV-2