Article
Origin and evolutionary history of HIV-1 subtype C in Brazil
10 Sept 2008
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the origin and to reconstruct the onset date of the HIV-1 subtype C epidemic in Brazil. DESIGN: Three independent datasets of subtype C sequences isolated from HIV-1-positive patients from southern Brazil over a period of 15 years (1991-2006) were analyzed: 82 env V3 sequences (213 nt), 40 env C2-C5 sequences (559 nt), and 72 pol sequences (960 nt). METHODS: Brazilian sequences were...
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