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HIV-1 genetic variants in the Russian Far East.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Aug 2014
Kazennova Elena, Laga Vita, Lapovok Ilya, Glushchenko Nataliya, Neshumaev Dmitry, Vasilyev Alexander, Bobkova Marina
Abstract excerpt
A molecular analysis of HIV-1 subtypes and recombinants circulating in cities in the Russian Far East was performed. The study included samples from 201 outpatients from Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, and Blagoveshchensk. In most parts of Russia, patients are infected with HIV-1 subtype A, known as the IDU-A variant. Subtype B, including the IDU-B variant, is rare in Russia but widespread in the Ukraine, and the...
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