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Identification of a new HIV type 1 circulating BF intersubtype recombinant form (CRF47_BF) in Spain.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Jul 2010
Fernández-García Aurora, Pérez-Alvarez Lucía, Cuevas María Teresa, Delgado Elena, Muñoz-Nieto Mercedes, Cilla Gustavo, Iribarren José Antonio, Pinilla Milagros, Ocampo Antonio, Miralles Celia, Pérez-Castro Sonia, González-Galeano María, de Castro Rafael Ojea, Trigo Matilde, García Valentina, Sánchez Ana M, Thomson Michael M
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We report the identification of a new HIV-1 circulating recombinant form (CRF47_BF) derived from subtypes B and F. It was initially identified in protease-reverse transcriptase sequences from nine individuals from three separate regions of Spain who acquired HIV-1 infection via sexual contact. All nine sequences formed a strongly supported phylogenetic cluster, branching apart from all known CRFs, and in bootscan...
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