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Identification of subtype B, multiple circulating recombinant forms and unique recombinants of HIV type 1 in an MSM cohort in China.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Oct 2008
Wang Wanhai, Jiang Shulin, Li Shenwei, Yang Kai, Ma Liying, Zhang Fengmin, Zhang Xiaoyan, Shao Yiming
Abstract excerpt
To study HIV-1 genetic diversity among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) in China, a cohort consisting of HIV-positive MSM was established in 2005 and was monitored every 2 years. In 2007, 44 HIVpositiveMSM subjects were genotyped, and the results showed HIV-1 subtype B decreased from 77.5% to41.9%, but non-B subtypes increased rapidly represented by CRF01_AE from 3.7% to 30.2% compared to 2005.In...
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