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Linking Dynamical and Population Genetic Models of Persistent Viral Infection
Kelly, John K. Williamson, Scott Orive, Maria E. Smith, Marilyn S. Holt, Robert D.
Kelly, John K.
Williamson, Scott
Orive, Maria E.
Smith, Marilyn S.
Holt, Robert D.
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This article develops a theoretical framework to link dynamical and population genetic models of persistent viral infection. This linkage is useful because, while the dynamical and population genetic theories have developed independently, the biological processes they describe are completely interrelated. Parameters of the dynamical models are important determinants of evolutionary processes such as natural selection and genetic drift. We develop analytical methods, based on coupled differential equations and Markov chain theory, to predict the accumulation of genetic diversity within the viral population as a function of dynamical parameters. These methods are first applied to the standard model of viral dynamics and then generalized to consider the infection of multiple host cell types by the viral population. Each cell type is characterized by specific parameter values. Inclusion of multiple cell types increases the likelihood of persistent infection and can increase the amount of genetic diversity within the viral population. However, the overall rate of gene sequence evolution may actually be reduced.
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2003-07-01
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University of Chicago Press
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HIV, parasites, rapid evolution, viral dynamic
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Kelly, John K. et al. (2003). "Linking Dynamical and Population Genetic Models of Persistent Viral Infection." American Naturalist, 162(1):14-28. http://www.dx.doi.org/10.1086/375543.