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Detection of HIV Type 1 <i>env</i> Subtypes A, B, C, and E in Asia Using Dried Blood Spots: A New Surveillance Tool for Molecular Epidemiology
10 Oct 1996
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Global surveillance of HIV-1 subtypes for genetic characterization is hampered by the biohazard of processing and the difficulties of shipping whole blood or cells from many developing country regions. We developed a technique for the direct automated sequencing of viral DNA from dried blood spot (DBS) specimens collected on absorbent paper, which can be mailed unrefrigerated in sturdy paper envelopes with low...
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