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Molecular Characterization of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Women and Their Vertically Infected Children.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Oct 2015
Vaz Sara Nunes, Giovanetti Marta, Rego Filipe Ferreira de Almeida, Oliveira Tulio de, Danaviah Siva, Gonçalves Maria Luiza Freire, Alcantara Luiz Carlos Junior, Brites Carlos
Abstract excerpt
Approximately 35 million people worldwide are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) around 3.2 million of whom are children under 15 years. Mother-to-child-transmission (MTCT) of HIV-1 accounts for 90% of all infections in children. Despite great advances in the prevention of MTCT in Brazil, children are still becoming infected. Samples from 19 HIV-1-infected families were collected. DNA was extracted...
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