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Phylogenetic Analysis of Sequences in the HIV Database Revealed Multiple Potential Circulating Recombinant Forms in China.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Sept 2021
Wang Xiaorui, Zhang Yu, Liu Yongjian, Li Hanping, Jia Lei, Han Jingwan, Li Tianyi, Wang Xiaolin, Li Jingyun, Wen Hongling, Li Lin
Abstract excerpt
HIV recombination contributes greatly to its diversity and produces many circulating recombinant forms (CRFs) and unique recombinant forms (URFs). In China, 24 CRFs have been reported to date, and CRFs cause more than 80% of HIV infections. However, the prevalence of CRFs might still be underestimated, as a high level of onward transmission of URFs has been reported. In this study, we analyzed all Chinese pol...
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