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HIV-1 CRF01_AE and Subtype B Transmission Networks Crossover: A New AE/B Recombinant Identified in Japan.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 May 2016
Hosaka Masumi, Fujisaki Seiichiro, Masakane Aki, Hattori Junko, Shiino Teiichiro, Gatanaga Hiroyuki, Shigemi Urara, Okazaki Reiko, Hachiya Atsuko, Matsuda Masakazu, Ibe Shiro, Iwatani Yasumasa, Yokomaku Yoshiyuki, Sugiura Wataru
Abstract excerpt
The major circulating HIV-1 strains in Japan have been subtype B (B) followed by CRF01_AE (AE) in newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS cases. These two subtypes have distinct epidemiological characteristics; B predominates in men who have sex with men, while AE is observed mostly in heterosexuals engaging in high-risk sex. However, transmission networks of these two high-risk populations appear to be crossing over and...
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