Article
[Genetic characteristics of variants of human immunodeficiency virus type 1, causing an epidemic among substance abusers in Commonwealth of Independent States countries].
Voprosy virusologii - 1 Jan 2000
Bobkov A F, Pokrovskiĭ V V, Selimova L M, Ladnaia N N, Kazennova E V, Bobkova M R, Khanina T A, Kravchenko A V, Iurin O G, Saukhat S R
Abstract excerpt
Gag/env nucleotide sequences of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) variants detected in drug users in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus are analyzed. Two HIV-1 subtypes A and B circulate in this risk group. Genetic variability within one subtype is no higher than 3.1 and 3.9% for gag and env genes, respectively, suggesting the same source of infection in populations of drug users infected with the same...
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