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Prevalence of HIV-1 subtypes in Brazilian children with perinatally acquired infection.
Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (Chicago, Ill. : 2002) - 1 Jan 2000
Molina Rosana M, Torina Anali G, Biffi Keila, Bismara Beatriz A P, Albuquerque Dulcineia M, Andrade Paula D, Anjos Emanuel B V, Toro Adleia D C, Nolasco Marcos T, Vilela Maria M S, Costa Sandra C B
Abstract excerpt
HIV-1 infection has increased among women in recent years. The HIV-1 env gene (structural gene) has the greatest variation in all the HIV gene regions. In this study, 58 samples from infants infected with HIV-1 via perinatal transmission were analyzed. All the 58 samples were submitted to Nested-polymerase chain reaction of the env gene region for posterior viral genotyping using EN 70 and EN 85 (first polymerase...
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