HAHN, Beatrice H.
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Origin of HIV-1 in the chimpanzee Pan troglodytes troglodytes.Nature, 397, 436-440, 1999.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.) Subjects: INFECTIOUS DISEASE › HIV / AIDS, WOMEN, Publications by › Years 1900 - 1999 |
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Chimpanzee reservoirs of pandemic and nonpandemic HIV-1.Science, 313, 523-526, 2006.Order of authorship in the original paper: Keele, Van Heuverswyn, Li, Hahn. Definitive proof that SIVcpz circulated and existed in wild chimps in a given area of Africa, and that a mutation of this specific SIV in Africa ignited the epidemic/pandemic of HIV-AIDs. Digital text from PubMedCentral at this link. (Thanks to Juan Weiss for this entry and its interpretation.) Subjects: COUNTRIES, CONTINENTS AND REGIONS › Africa, INFECTIOUS DISEASE › HIV / AIDS, WOMEN, Publications by › Years 2000 - |