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Envelope sequence variability and serologic characterization of HIV type 1 group O isolates from equatorial guinea.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 10 Aug 1997
Hunt J C, Golden A M, Lund J K, Gürtler L G, Zekeng L, Obiang J, Kaptué L, Hampl H, Vallari A, Devare S G
Abstract excerpt
Four sera from Equatorial Guinea (EG) suspected to contain antibody against HIV-1 group O-related viruses were identified on the basis of unusual and differential serologic reactivity in selected commercial assays and Western blot. Degenerate primers, designed from HIV-1 group O published sequences, were used to PCR amplify envelope (env) gene sequences from the suspect EG sera. A complete envelope gene sequence...
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