Genetic variability of HIV type 1 in Kenya.

doi:10.1089/aid.1994.10.1577

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Genetic variability of HIV type 1 in Kenya.

AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Nov 1994

Janssens W, Heyndrickx L, Fransen K, Temmerman M, Leonaers A, Ivens T, Motte J, Piot P, Van der Groen G

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The AIDS epidemic is a rapidly growing problem in Nairobi, where the seroprevalence in pregnant women increased from 4% in 1988 to over 10% in 1991. 22 HIV-1-seropositive pregnant women and 1 HIV-1-infected baby (K88) attending the Pumwani Maternity Hospital of Nairobi between 1990 and 1992 were...

Topics

Amino Acid Sequence
Consensus Sequence
Female
Gene Products, env
Genes, env
Genetic Variation
HIV Infections
HIV-1
Humans
Infant
Kenya
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
Pregnancy
Sequence Homology, Amino Acid

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