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Polymorphism of HIV-1 gag (p17) gene from female sex workers in Calcutta, India.
Archives of virology - 1 Oct 2005
Sengupta S, Khetawat D, Jana S, Sarkar K, Bhattacharya S K, Chakrabarti S
Abstract excerpt
HIV-1 subtype C is the major subtype in India as evidenced from the analysis of specific regions within envelope and gag gene. The matrix protein (p17) of HIV-1 which is involved in several functions like the viral RNA transport, nuclear localization, assembly of pre-integration complex into host nucleus has been used to study the strain diversity among female sexworkers in Calcutta. The gene encoding for the...
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