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Interaction with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 2 predicts HIV type 1 genotype.
Virology - 15 Mar 2000
Sarr A D, Sankalé J L, Hamel D J, Travers K U, Guèye-Ndiaye A, Essex M, Mboup S, Kanki P J
Abstract excerpt
In West Africa, India, and certain regions of Europe, both human immunodeficiency viruses types 1 and 2 (HIV-1 and HIV-2) are known to cocirculate. To investigate the HIV-1 subtypes involved in dual HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections, we sequenced the envelope C2-V3 region from 29 dually infected female commercial sex workers from Senegal. The majority of women (23 of 29) were infected by HIV-1 subtype A. Within the...
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