Techniques used to identify the Brazilian variant of HIV-1 subtype B

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 301-304

  Komninakis, S ^a   Fukumori, L ^a   Alcalde, R ^a   Cortina, M ^a   Abdala, L ^a   Brito, A ^a   Sanabani, S ^c   Duarte, A J S ^a   Casseb, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE INFECTOLOGIA EMÍLIO RIBAS   (Brazil)

^c FUNDAÇÃO PRÓ SANGUE HEMOCENTRO DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian subtype B variant; DNA sequencing; HIV 1 subtyping; Serotyping

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PROVIRUS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TYPING;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 33947124091     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2007000300003     Document Type: Article

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