Unprecedented degree of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) group M genetic diversity in the Democratic Republic of Congo suggests that the HIV-1 pandemic originated in Central Africa

Journal of Virology

Volumn 74, Issue 22, 2000, Pages 10498-10507

  Vidal, N ^a   Peeters, M ^a   Mulanga Kabeya, C ^a   Nzilambi, N ^a   Robertson, D ^a   Ilunga, W ^a   Sema, H ^a   Tshimanga, K ^a   Bongo, B ^a   Delaporte, E ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HETERODUPLEX ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS TYPING;

AFRICA, CENTRAL; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; DNA, VIRAL; GENE PRODUCTS, ENV; HETERODUPLEX ANALYSIS; HIV CORE PROTEIN P24; HIV ENVELOPE PROTEIN GP120; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0033755804     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.74.22.10498-10507.2000     Document Type: Article

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