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Discrepancies in assignment of subtype/recombinant forms by genotyping programs for HIV type 1 drug resistance testing may falsely predict superinfection.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Jul 2008
Ntemgwa Michel, Gill M John, Brenner Bluma G, Moisi Daniela, Wainberg Mark A
Abstract excerpt
With the growing diversity of the HIV pandemic, routine genotyping is an important tool for monitoring viral subtype as well as drug resistance. In this regard, numerous subtyping tools and drug resistance algorithms are available online. However, there are discrepancies in the use of these online tools in the designation of HIV-1 subtypes or recombinant forms that may have an impact on drug susceptibility...
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