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Genetic and biological properties of HIV type 1 isolates prevalent in villagers of the Cameroon equatorial rain forests and grass fields: further evidence of broad HIV type 1 genetic diversity.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Dec 2003
Zhong Ping, BUrda Sherri, Konings Frank, Urbanski Mateusz, Ma Liying, Zekeng Leopold, Ewane Leonard, Agyingi Lucy, Agwara Moise, Saa, Afane Ze E, Kinge Thompson, Zolla-Pazner Susan, Nyambi Phillipe
Abstract excerpt
To understand the evolution of HIV-1, the genetic and biological characteristics of viruses that infect persons living in regions in which the virus has been evolving for several decades must be studied. Thus, we investigated teh genetic subtypes, coreceptor usage, and syncytium-inducing ability of viruses in 47 HIV-1-infected blood samples from individuals living in rural villages in the equatorial rain forest...
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