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Molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 in Panama: origin of non-B subtypes in samples collected from 2007 to 2013.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Mendoza Yaxelis, Bello Gonzalo, Castillo Mewa Juan, Martínez Alexander A, González Claudia, García-Morales Claudia, Avila-Ríos Santiago, Reyes-Terán Gustavo, Pascale Juan M
Abstract excerpt
Phylogenetic studies have suggested that the HIV-1 epidemic in the Americas is mainly dominated by HIV subtype B. However, countries of South America and the Caribbean have recently reported changes in their circulating HIV-1 genetic profiles. The aim of this study was to characterize the molecular profile of the HIV-1 epidemic in Panama by the analysis of 655 polymerase gene (pol) sequences that were obtained...
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