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The evolving molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 envelope subtypes in injecting drug users in Bangkok, Thailand: implications for HIV vaccine trials.
AIDS (London, England) - 1 Aug 1995
Kalish M L, Baldwin A, Raktham S, Wasi C, Luo C C, Schochetman G, Mastro T D, Young N, Vanichseni S, Rübsamen-Waigmann H
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To genetically characterize HIV-1 strains in injecting drug users (IDU) in Bangkok, Thailand in 1994, and compare these with strains found earlier in Thai IDU; such information is essential for HIV-1 vaccine development and evaluation. METHODS: Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were c...
Topics
- AIDS Vaccines
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- Clinical Trials as Topic
- DNA Primers
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Genes, env
- Genetic Variation
- Glycosylation
- HIV Envelope Protein gp120
- HIV Infections
- HIV-1
- Humans
- Male