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Genetic characterization of HIV-1 strains circulating in Kazakhstan.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) - 1 Sept 2007
Eyzaguirre Lindsay M, Erasilova Isidora B, Nadai Yuka, Saad Magdi D, Kovtunenko Natalya G, Gomatos Peter J, Zeman Victoria V, Botros Boulos A, Sanchez Jose L, Birx Deborah L, Earhart Kenneth C, Carr Jean K
Abstract excerpt
To determine the HIV-1 genetic diversity in Kazakhstan, 85 blood samples from HIV-seropositive donors were collected between 2001 and 2003. The study population consisted of 91.8% injecting drug users (IDUs); the remainder was infected sexually or iatrogenically. A genomic region that included pa...
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