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Genetic diversity of HIV-1 in western Kenya: subtype-specific differences in mother-to-child transmission.
AIDS (London, England) - 25 Jul 2003
Yang Chunfu, Li Ming, Newman Robert D, Shi Ya-Ping, Ayisi John, van Eijk Anna M, Otieno Juliana, Misore Ambrose O, Steketee Richard W, Nahlen Bernard L, Lal Renu B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the impact of HIV-1 group M subtypes on mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV-1 in African settings where multiple HIV-1 group M subtypes are co-circulating. OBJECTIVE: To assess the role of subtype variation on MTCT. METHODS: HIV-1-infected women attending an antenatal clinic in western Kenya were enrolled for a prospective study (1996-2000) of MTCT. HIV-1 subtype analysis...
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