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HIV type 1 in a rural coastal town in Kenya shows multiple introductions with many subtypes and much recombination.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Feb 2012
Hué Stéphane, Hassan Amin S, Nabwera Helen, Sanders Eduard J, Pillay Deenan, Berkley James A, Cane Patricia A
Abstract excerpt
The extent of HIV-1 diversity was examined among patients attending a rural district hospital in a coastal area of Kenya. The pol gene was sequenced in samples from 153 patients. Subtypes were designated using the REGA, SCUEAL, and jpHMM programs. The most common subtype was A1, followed by C and D; A2 and G were also detected. However, a large proportion of the samples was found to be recombinants, which...
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