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HIV type 1 subtypes among STI patients in Nairobi: a genotypic study based on partial pol gene sequencing.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Nov 2006
Lihana Raphael W, Khamadi Samoel A, Kiptoo Michael K, Kinyua Joyceline G, Lagat Nancy, Magoma Gabriel N, Mwau Matilu M, Makokha Ernest P, Onyango Vincent, Osman Saida, Okoth Fredrick A, Songok Elijah M
Abstract excerpt
Circulating strains of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) exhibit an extraordinary degree of genetic diversity and have been classified on the basis of relationships into distinct lineages called groups, types, subtypes, and subsubtypes. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are known to be a risk factor for HIV infection. To establish HIV-1 subtype diversity among STI patients in Nairobi, 140 samples were...
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