Concepedia

Publication | Closed Access

The induction of cataracts by HIV-1 in transgenic mice

DOI

40

Citations

0

References

1992

Year

Yoichiro Iwakura, Tatsuo Shioda, Mariko Tosu, Emi Yoshida, Masahito Hayashi, Tomoko Nagata, Hiroshi Shibuta
AIDS

Abstract

Preferential expression of the HIV genes in the eyes, skin, brain and lymphoid tissues was demonstrated. The accumulation of the Gag protein is suggested to have detrimental effects on lens fiber cells, causing cataracts.