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HIV type 1 genetic diversity in newly diagnosed Cuban patients.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Aug 2012
Machado Liuber Y, Blanco Madeline, Dubed Marta, Díaz Héctor M, Ruiz Nancy M, Váldes Neysi, Romay Dania, Lobaina Leonor I
Abstract excerpt
Knowledge of the genetic diversity of HIV-1 constitutes a fundamental premise in the epidemiological surveillance. In the present study, the HIV-1 genetic variability from 142 Cuban patients who were diagnosed with HIV-1 infection during 2009 and 2010 was determined. HIV-1 subtypes were determined by partial RT-PCR and sequencing of the HIV-1 pol gene. The phylogenetic analysis showed that 47 (33.1 %) samples...
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