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Subtype CRF01_AE dominate the sexually transmitted human immunodeficiency virus type 1 epidemic in Guangxi, China.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Mar 2013
Li Lin, Chen Lili, Liang Shujia, Liu Wei, Li Tianyi, Liu Yongjian, Li Hanping, Bao Zuoyi, Wang Xiaolin, Li Jingyun
Abstract excerpt
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection by sexual transmission in Guangxi, China had increased dramatically. However, limited information is available on the genetic characterization of the HIV-1 epidemic. In this study, HIV-1 seropositive drug-naïve patients infected by heterosexual transmission were enrolled. The full length gag and pol genes were sequenced followed by phylogenetic analysis,...
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