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Genetic diversity of HIV type 1 in Montenegro.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Aug 2011
Ciccozzi Massimo, Vujošević Danijela, Lo Presti Alessandra, Mugoša Boban, Vratnica Zoran, Lai Alessia, Laušević Dragan, Drašković Nenad, Marjanovic Aleksandra, Cella Eleonora, Santoro Maria M, Alteri Claudia, Fabeni Lavinia, Ciotti Marco, Zehender Gianguglielmo
Abstract excerpt
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is characterized by high genetic variability due to its high replication rate and the lack of proofreading activity of the reverse transcriptase enzyme. On the basis of phylogenetic analysis performed on numerous isolates from all over the world, HIV-1 is subdivided into types, subtypes, subsubtypes, circulating recombinant forms, and unique recombinant forms. No data...
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