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Genetic heterogeneity of HIV type 1 subtypes in Kimpese, rural Democratic Republic of Congo.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 May 1999
Mokili J L, Wade C M, Burns S M, Cutting W A, Bopopi J M, Green S D, Peutherer J F, Simmonds P
Abstract excerpt
A relatively low and stable seroprevalence of HIV-1 was previously reported among pregnant women attending for antenatal care between 1988 and 1993 in Kimpese, a rural town in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC, formerly Zaire). To characterize the HIV-1 subtypes circulating in this area, we have examined a 330-bp fragment of the p17 region of the gag gene of HIV-1 strains obtained from 70 patients (55...
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