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Molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 in Santa Catarina State confirms increases of subtype C in Southern Brazil.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Oct 2007
Locateli Dayse, Stoco Patrícia H, de Queiroz Artur T L, Alcântara Luiz C J, Ferreira Luiz G E, Zanetti Carlos R, Rodrigues Rosângela, Grisard Edmundo C, Pinto Aguinaldo R
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Recent studies have demonstrated an increased prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) subtype C in southern Brazil. Although Santa Catarina State (SC) is located in this area and presents one of the country's highest incidences of HIV/AIDS, knowledge on the molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 in such State is lacking. The aim of this study was to investigate the HIV-1 molecular diversity and...
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