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Identification of a Novel HIV Type 1 Circulating Recombinant Form (CRF86_BC) Among Heterosexuals in Yunnan, China.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Mar 2017
Li Yanping, Miao Jing, Miao Zhijiang, Song Yindi, Wen Min, Zhang Ya, Guo Shimin, Zhao Yuan, Feng Yue, Xia Xueshan
Abstract excerpt
In recent years, multiple circulating recombinant forms (CRFs) and unique recombinant forms of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) have been described in Yunnan, China. Here, we identified a novel HIV-1 CRF (CRF86_BC) isolated from three heterosexuals with no obvious epidemiologic linkage in western Yunnan (Baoshan prefecture) in China. CRF86_BC had a subtype C backbone with four subtype B fragments...
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