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HIV type 1 genetic diversity in Moyale, Mandera, and Turkana based on env-C2-V3 sequences.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Dec 2008
Khamadi Samoel A, Lihana Raphael W, Mwaniki D L, Kinyua Joyceline, Lagat Nancy, Carter Jane Y, Ichimura Hiroshi, Oishi Isao, Okoth Fredrick A, Ochieng Washington
Abstract excerpt
The genetic diversity of HIV-1 subtypes circulating in three districts of northern Kenya, i.e., Turkana, Mandera, and Moyale, was studied. DNA sequences encoding a portion of the env-C2-V3 region of the virus were amplified by PCR and sequenced directly. One hundred and fifty-nine samples were successfully sequenced in the env-C2-V3 region and analyzed. From the analysis, 57% were subtype A1, 27% were subtype C,...
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