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Predominance of CRF02-AG and CRF06-cpx in Niger, West Africa
1 Jul 2002
Abstract excerpt
A total of 110 HIV-1-positive samples obtained in 1997 (n = 44) and 2000 (n = 66) were genetically characterized in the V3-V5 envelope region and the p24 gag region. The majority of the strains were CRF02-AG (54.3%) or CRF06-cpx (18.1%) in env and gag. More than 9% of the samples were recombinants between CRF02 and CRF06; 9 were CRF06 in env but CRF02 in gag, and for one sample the opposite was seen. Overall for...
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