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Interpatient genetic variability of HIV-1 group O.
AIDS (London, England) - 14 Jan 1999
Janssens W, Heyndrickx L, Van der Auwera G, Nkengasong J, Beirnaert E, Vereecken K, Coppens S, Willems B, Fransen K, Peeters M, Ndumbe P, Delaporte E, van der Groen G
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OBJECTIVE: To analyse the genetic and phylogenetic characteristics of HIV-1 group O viruses. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The env gene, encoding the gp160 glycoprotein, and a partial p24-encoding gag gene fragment of a Cameroonian (CA9) and a Gabonese (VI686) HIV-1 group O virus, isolated from cultured peripheral blood mononuclear cells of symptomatic patients, were sequenced, aligned with other representatives of...
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