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Identification of CRF34_01B, a second circulating recombinant form unrelated to and more complex than CRF15_01B, among injecting drug users in northern Thailand.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Jun 2007
Tovanabutra Sodsai, Kijak Gustavo H, Beyrer Chris, Gammon-Richardson Christiana, Sakkhachornphop Supachai, Vongchak Tasanai, Jittiwutikarn Jaroon, Razak Myat Htoo, Sanders-Buell Eric, Robb Merlin L, Suriyanon Vinai, Birx Deborah L, Michael Nelson L, Celentano David D, McCutchan Francine E
Abstract excerpt
In Thailand, the circulating HIV-1 strains include CRF01_AE, subtype B, and their recombinants. Genotyping and full-genome sequencing had previously identified circulating recombinant form CRF15_01B within a cohort of 347 HIV-1-infected individuals enrolled in the Opiate Users Research (OUR) study in northern Thailand. Using an improved MHAbce in six to eight genome regions and archived OUR serum samples, seven...
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