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Molecular epidemiology of HIV in Ghana: dominance of CRF02_AG.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jun 2004
Fischetti Lucia, Opare-Sem Ohene, Candotti Daniel, Sarkodie Francis, Lee Helen, Allain Jean Pierre
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies showed the importance of CRF02_AG in West Africa, although the clinical relevance of these recombinant forms of HIV remains unknown. The present study aimed at determining the molecular diversity of HIV in Ghana and investigating the possible epidemiologic advantage of recombinant HIV-1. Plasma samples collected in 1999-2002 from two populations of HIV infected individuals (144 asymptomatic...
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