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A HIV-1 heterosexual transmission chain in Guangzhou, China: a molecular epidemiological study.
Virology journal - 25 Sept 2009
Han Zhigang, Leung Tommy W C, Zhao Jinkou, Wang Ming, Fan Lirui, Li Kai, Pang Xinli, Liang Zhenbo, Lim Wilina W L, Xu Huifang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We conducted molecular analyses to confirm four clustering HIV-1 infections (Patient A, B, C & D) in Guangzhou, China. These cases were identified by epidemiological investigation and suspected to acquire the infection through a common heterosexual transmission chain. METHODS: Env C2V3V4 region, gag p17/p24 junction and partial pol gene of HIV-1 genome from serum specimens of these infected cases were...
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