HIV genetic diversity in Cameroon: Possible public health importance

AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 812-816

  Ndongmo, Clement B ^a,f   Pieniazek, Danuta ^a   Holberg Petersen, Mona ^b   Holm Hansen, Carol ^c   Zekeng, Leopold ^d   Jeansson, Stig L ^b   Kaptue, Lazare ^e   Kalish, Marcia L ^a  

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

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^d Ministry of Health   (Cameroon)

^e Faculty of Medicine   (Cameroon)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN GP 41; PROTEINASE; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRUS STRAIN; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC REASSORTMENT; GENETICS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR GENETICS;

ADULT; CAMEROON; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HIV ENVELOPE PROTEIN GP41; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; REASSORTANT VIRUSES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 33748746942     PISSN: 08892229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/aid.2006.22.812     Document Type: Article

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