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Genetic relatedness of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) strains in a 12-year-old daughter and her father in a household setting.
Archives of virology - 1 Jun 2014
Shao Jiasheng, Wang Jiangrong, Abubakar Yassir F, Zhou Dapeng, Chen Jun, Shen Yinzhong, Wang Zhenyan, Lu Hongzhou
Abstract excerpt
Modalities of intra-familial transmission of HIV-1 are not always clear. Here we describe an uncommon case of HIV transmission in a family setting, analyzed using clinical, epidemiological and nucleic-acid-based methods, and assess risk factors for intrafamilial transmission of HIV-1 infection. All sequences from the father and the daughter were grouped in the same cluster with a 100 % bootstrap value, which...
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