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Characterization and frequency of a newly identified HIV-1 BF1 intersubtype circulating recombinant form in São Paulo, Brazil.
Virology journal - 16 Apr 2010
Sanabani Sabri Saeed, Pastena Evelyn Regina de Souza, Neto Walter Kleine, Martinez Vanessa Pouza, Sabino Ester Cerdeira
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: HIV circulating recombinant forms (CRFs) play an important role in the global and regional HIV epidemics, particularly in regions where multiple subtypes are circulating. To date, several (>40) CRFs are recognized worldwide with five currently circulating in Brazil. Here, we report the characterization of near full-length genome sequences (NFLG) of six phylogenetically related HIV-1 BF1 intersubtype...
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