Greenaway P J
Division of Pathology, Centre for Applied Microbiology and Research, Salisbury, Wiltshire, U.K.
J Infect. 1989 Jul;19(1):5-15. doi: 10.1016/s0163-4453(89)94720-8.
The acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is caused by an exogenous retrovirus known as the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This article briefly reviews the current status of investigations into the molecular biology of HIV and discusses ways in which these studies may influence the diagnosis, therapy and prevention of infection.
