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V3 serotyping of HIV-1 infection: correlation with genotyping and limitations.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes and human retrovirology : official publication of the International Retrovirology Association - 15 Apr 1999
Plantier J C, Damond F, Lasky M, Sankalé J L, Apetrei C, Peeters M, Buzelay L, M'Boup S, Kanki P, Delaporte E, Simon F, Barin F
Abstract excerpt
HIV-1 V3 serotyping is a classification of immunodeficiency viruses based on antibody binding to V3 peptides that allows obtaining information on circulating subtypes that could be important for population-based epidemiologic studies. Recently, several laboratories have developed V3 enzyme-immunoassays (EIAs) using V3 peptides of subtypes A to E. In the present study, the utility of including additional peptides...
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