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Genetic diversity in HIV-1 subtype C LTR from Brazil and Mozambique generates new transcription factor-binding sites.
Viruses - 23 Jun 2014
Boullosa José, Bachu Mahesh, Bila Dulce, Ranga Udaykumar, Süffert Theodoro, Sasazawa Tomoko, Tanuri Amilcar
Abstract excerpt
The HIV-1 subtype C has been substituting the subtype B population in southern Brazil. This phenomenon has been previously described in other countries, suggesting that subtype C may possess greater fitness than other subtypes. The HIV-1 long-terminal repeat (LTR) is an important regulatory regio...
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