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Molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 in St Petersburg, Russia: predominance of subtype A, former Soviet Union variant, and identification of intrasubtype subclusters.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) - 1 Jul 2009
Thomson Michael M, Vinogradova Anna, Delgado Elena, Rakhmanova Aza, Yakovlev Aleksey, Cuevas María T, Muñoz Mercedes, Pinilla Milagros, Vega Yolanda, Pérez-Alvarez Lucía, Osmanov Saladin, Nájera Rafael
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To examine HIV-1 genetic diversity in St. Petersburg. METHODS: Partial HIV-1 pol sequences from 102 plasma samples collected in 2006 were analyzed with a Bayesian phylogeny inference method. RESULTS: Subtype A, former Soviet Union (FSU) variant (AFSU), was the predominant clade (89.3%); other clades were subtypes B (9.7%) and F1 (1%). AFSU was predominant both among injecting drug users (98.2%) and...
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