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Genetic heterogeneity of HIV type 1 in Russia: identification of H variants and relationship with epidemiological data.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 10 Dec 1996
Bobkov A, Cheingsong-Popov R, Selimova L, Kazennova E, Karasyova N, Kravchenko A, Ladnaya N, Pokrovsky V, Weber J
Abstract excerpt
HIV-genetic subtypes were analyzed in 130 subjects from the Russian Federation, by the HMA technique. Six subtypes were identified in heterosexuals, including A, B, C, D, G, and H; however, homosexual men were infected predominantly with the B subtype (33 of 35). The subtype A isolates were found in population of intravenous drug users. HMA successfully identifies 128/130 DNA samples; the phylogenetic analysis of...
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