Article
Genetic diversity of HIV type 1 along the coastal strip of Kenya.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Sept 2009
Khamadi Samoel A, Lihana Raphael W, Osman Saida, Mwangi Joseph, Muriuki Joseph, Lagat Nancy, Kinyua Joyceline, Mwau Matilu, Kageha Sheila, Okoth Vincent, Ochieng Washington, Okoth Fredrick A
Abstract excerpt
A study on the genetic diversity of HIV-1 subtypes present along the coastal strip of Kenya, i.e., Kilifi, Mombasa, Msambweni, and Malindi districts, was carried out. DNA sequences for regions encoding a portion of the env-gp41 region of the virus were generated by PCR and sequenced directly. Eighty six samples that were successfully sequenced were analyzed. From the analysis, 86% (74) were subtype A1, 5% (4)...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
