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Genetic diversity of human immunodeficiency virus-1 in Nigeria: 2002-2017 - systematic review and meta-analysis.
The Nigerian postgraduate medical journal - 1 Jan 2000
Tahir Mohammed Ibrahim, Aminu Maryam, Suleiman Babangida Ahmed, Opaluwa Ahmed Saraja, Ahmad Abdurrahman El-Fulaty
Abstract excerpt
Nigeria was ranked second highest country with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) burden worldwide. HIV-1 subtypes and circulating recombinant forms genetic variability affect the protease and reverse transcriptase genes which code for viral enzymes and are the main targets for antiretroviral drugs. Therefore, this study was aimed at reviewing and pooling such HIV-1 subtypes in Nigeria to represent the collective...
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