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Molecular epidemiology of HIV type 1 infection in Portugal: high prevalence of non-B subtypes.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 20 Mar 2002
Esteves Aida, Parreira Ricardo, Venenno Teresa, Franco Margarida, Piedade João, Germano De Sousa José, Canas-Ferreira Wanda F
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we have investigated the diversity of current HIV-1 strains circulating in the metropolitan area of Lisbon, Portugal. A total of 217 HIV-1-positive blood samples, collected between October 1998 and December 2000, was genetically characterized in the gp120 C2V3C3 region (n = 205) or...
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