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Genetic analysis of hiv type 1 strains in bujumbura (burundi): predominance of subtype c variant.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 10 Feb 2001
Koch N, Ndihokubwayo J B, Yahi N, Tourres C, Fantini J, Tamalet C
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In order to characterize the HIV-1 strains circulating in Burundi, 18 blood samples from nontreated patients were collected in Bujumbura and viral DNA and RNA were sequenced in the env and pol genes, respectively. The phylogenetic analysis of the V3 coding region of HIV-1 gp120 revealed that 83% (15/18) of the isolates belonged to the C subtype. The RT and protease coding regions of the pol gene also clustered...
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