Genetic and phylogenetic analyses of HIV-1 corroborate the transmission link hypothesis

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-18

  Pistello, Mauro ^a   Del Santo, Barbara ^a   Buttò, Stefano ^b   Bargagna, Marino ^a   Domenici, Ranieri ^a   Bendinelli, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aa; Amino acid; Genetic analysis; HIV 1; HIV 1 transmission; Human immunodeficiency virus type 1; Nt; Nucleotide; PCR; Phylogenetic analysis; Polymerase chain reaction; VESPA; Viral epidemiology signature pattern analysis

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; MALE; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUALITY; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; HIV ENVELOPE PROTEIN GP120; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 1842504454     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2003.08.008     Document Type: Article

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