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The AG recombinant IbNG and novel strains of group M HIV-1 are common in Cameroon.
Virology - 20 Jul 2001
Carr J K, Torimiro J N, Wolfe N D, Eitel M N, Kim B, Sanders-Buell E, Jagodzinski L L, Gotte D, Burke D S, Birx D L, McCutchan F E
Abstract excerpt
The genetic diversity of group M HIV-1 is highest in west central Africa. Blood samples from four locations in Cameroon were collected to determine the molecular epidemiology of HIV-1. The C2-V5 region of envelope was sequenced from 39 of the 40 samples collected, and 7 samples were sequenced across the genome. All strains belonged to group M of HIV-1. The circulating recombinant form CRF02 AG (IbNG) was the most...
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