Article
Molecular and biological diversity of HIV-1 in Brazil.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Jan 2000
Couto-Fernandez J C, Morgado M G, dos Santos J I, Galvão-Castro B
Abstract excerpt
To determine the genomic polymorphism and biological properties present in HIV-1 Brazilian isolates, we analyzed five viral isolates obtained from patients residing in Rio de Janeiro (P1 and P5), São Paulo (P3) and Bahia (P2 and P4) states. For each viral isolate in vitro characteristics such as...
Topics
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Brazil
- DNA, Viral
- Genetic Variation
- HIV-1
- Humans
- Male
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Restriction Mapping
- Virulence