Article
Mortality among human immunodeficiency virus type 2-positive villagers in rural Guinea-Bissau is correlated with viral genotype.
Journal of virology - 1 Oct 1998
Grassly N C, Xiang Z, Ariyoshi K, Aaby P, Jensen H, Schim van der Loeff M, Dias F, Whittle H, Breuer J
Abstract excerpt
We present the results of a 6-year study of 131 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 2 (HIV-2)-infected individuals from a rural population in Guinea-Bissau. Proviral DNA sequences 1.3 kb in length were obtained from each individual and, together with clinical data, including proviral load and...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Base Sequence
- Cohort Studies
- DNA Primers
- DNA, Viral
- Genotype
- Guinea-Bissau
- HIV Infections
- HIV-2
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Models, Genetic
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phylogeny