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V3 Region Polymorphisms in HIV-1 from Brazil: Prevalence of Subtype B Strains Divergent from North American/European Prototype and Detection of Subtype F
1 May 1994
Abstract excerpt
Viral DNA sequences were determined over the V3 region of env from 28 infected individuals living in the high HIV-1 prevalence Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Twenty-six belonged to envelope sequence subtype B, prevalent in North America and Europe, and one was classified as subtype F, found recently in Brazil and in Romania (one appeared to be a B/F recombinant). Octameric sequences at the tip...
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