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Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 CRF07_BC strains circulating in the Xinjiang Province of China.
Retrovirology - 14 May 2009
Ma Liying, Guo Yanfang, Yuan Lin, Huang Yang, Sun Jianping, Qu Shuiling, Yu Xiaoling, Meng Zhefeng, He Xiang, Jiang Shibo, Shao Yiming
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BACKGROUND: HIV-1 CRF07_BC recombinant previously circulated mainly among the intravenous drug users (IDUs) in Xinjiang province of China and is currently spreading in the entire country. The aim of this study is to characterize the genotypic and phenotypic properties of HIV-1 CRF07_BC isolates in comparison with those of the subtype B' (Thailand B) which is prevalent in the former plasma donors (FPDs) in China....
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