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High genetic diversity of HIV-1 was found in men who have sex with men in Shijiazhuang, China.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Aug 2011
Li Lin, Lu Xinli, Li Hanping, Chen Lili, Wang Zheng, Liu Yongjian, Bao Zuoyi, Li Tianyi, Tian Chong, Liu Hongxin, Zhuang Daomin, Liu Siyang, Li Jingyun
Abstract excerpt
Men who have sex with men (MSM) have become one of the populations with severely HIV prevalence in China. However, very few genetic studies have been done on HIV-1 spreading in this population. In this study, the genetic characterization of HIV-1 strains prevalent in the MSM in Shijiazhuang, China, was analyzed basing on the HIV-1 full-length gag, pol, and partial env gene. 21 drug-naïve HIV-1 sero-positive...
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