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High HIV-1 genetic diversity in Cuba.
AIDS (London, England) - 16 Aug 2002
Cuevas María Teresa, Ruibal Ignacio, Villahermosa María Luisa, Díaz Héctor, Delgado Elena, Parga Elena Vázquez-de, Pérez-Alvarez Lucía, de Armas Madelín Blanco, Cuevas Laureano, Medrano Leandro, Noa Enrique, Osmanov Saladin, Nájera Rafael, Thomson Michael M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: HIV-1 subtype B is largely predominant in the Caribbean, although other subtypes have been recently identified in Cuba. OBJECTIVES: To examine HIV-1 genetic diversity in Cuba. METHODS: The study enrolled 105 HIV-1-infected individuals, 93 of whom had acquired the infection in Cuba. DNA from peripheral blood mononuclear cells was used for polymerase chain reaction amplification and sequencing of pol...
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