The sequential introduction of HIV-1 subtype B and CRF01_AE in Singapore by sexual transmission: Accelerated V3 region evolution in a subpopulation of Asian CRF01 viruses

Virology

Volumn 304, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 311-329

  Kalish, Marcia L ^a   Korber, Bette T ^b   Pillai, Satish ^b   Robbins, Kenneth E ^a   Leo, Yee Sin ^c   Saekhou, Ae ^a   Verghese, Iris ^c   Gerrish, Phillip ^a,b   Goh, Chee Leok ^d   Lupo, Davis ^a   Tan, Boon Huan ^d,e   Brown, Teresa M ^a   Chan, Roy ^d  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTRE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

^e Def Med Research Institute #20 04   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asia; CRF01_AE; Diversity; Envelope sequences; Evolution; Glycosylation sites; HIV 1; Risk group; Singapore; V3 loop

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SINGAPORE; VIRUS STRAIN;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 12244263559     PISSN: 00426822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/viro.2002.1691     Document Type: Article

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