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HIV type 1 envelope subtype C sequences from recent seroconverters in Zimbabwe.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Jul 2000
Batra M, Tien P C, Shafer R W, Contag C H, Katzenstein D A
Abstract excerpt
HIV-1 envelope sequence patterns have implications for virus cell tropism and for the development of an effective vaccine. To identify the sequence characteristics of recently transmitted HIV-1 isolates in southern Africa, we sequenced the V3-V5 envelope regions of 24 male seroconverters in Harare, Zimbabwe. Each of the sequences clustered with previously reported subtype C isolates and there was a mean 17%...
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