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Molecular epidemiology of HIV.
The Indian journal of medical research - 1 Apr 2005
Kandathil A J, Ramalingam S, Kannangai R, David Shoba, Sridharan G
Abstract excerpt
The phylogenic analysis of the nucleotide sequences of the env gene has enabled classification of HIV-1 into three groups. The group M of HIV-1 infection has been classified into 9 different genetic subtypes A-K, with E and I being classified as circulating recombinants forms (CRFs). The groups O and N are less frequently encountered in human infections. Presently group M of HIV-1 globally causes 99.6 per cent of...
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