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Molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 in Switzerland: evidence for a silent mutation in the C2V3 region distinguishing intravenous drug users from homosexual men. Swiss HIV Cohort Study.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) - 1 Jan 2000
Stoeckli T C, Steffen-Klopfstein I, Erb P, Brown T M, Kalish M L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To study the molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 strains found in Switzerland and to determine possible genetic linkages among strains sorted by risk group or geographic region. DESIGN: A cross-sectional, clinic-based survey of HIV-1 molecular sequences and linked patient history from Swiss people. METHODS: Specimens were collected from 215 HIV-1-infected people in HIV outpatient clinics of four tertiary...
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