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Genetic diversity and transmission networks of HIV-1 strains among men having sex with men (MSM) in Lomé, Togo.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2016
Konou Abla A, Vidal Nicole, Salou Mounerou, Anato Simplice, Singo-Tokofaï Assetina, Ekouevi Didier K, Pitché Palokinam, Prince-David Mireille, Delaporte Eric, Peeters Martine, Dagnra Anoumou Y
Abstract excerpt
Understanding the HIV epidemic in key populations is important. Today only scarce information is available on HIV-1 strains that circulate in men having sex with men (MSM) in sub-Saharan Africa. Here, we studied for the first time the genetic diversity of HIV-1 strains circulating in the MSM population in Lomé, the capital city from Togo. The overall subtype/CRF distribution in pol (protease and/or partial...
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