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HIV type 1 V3 serotyping of Tanzanian samples: probable reasons for mismatching with genetic subtyping.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 20 Jan 1998
Hoelscher M, Hanker S, Barin F, Cheingsong-Popov R, Dietrich U, Jordan-Harder B, Olaleye D, Nägele E, Markuzzi A, Mwakagile D, Minja F, Weber J, Gürtler L, Von Sonnenburg F
Abstract excerpt
HIV-1 V3 serotyping is used to classify immunodeficiency viruses on the basis of antibody binding to V3 peptides derived from env genetic subtypes. Although it shows a reasonable overlap, it has been reported to be distinct from viral genetic subtypes. The aim of this study is to determine the feasibility of HIV-1 serotyping to predict genetic subtypes in an East African setting, where multiple HIV-1 subtypes...
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