Genetic characterization of HIV-1 strains circulating in Kazakhstan

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-23

  Eyzaguirre, Lindsay M ^a,d   Erasilova, Isidora B ^b   Nadai, Yuka ^a   Saad, Magdi D ^c   Kovtunenko, Natalya G ^b   Gomatos, Peter J ^c   Zeman, Victoria V ^b   Botros, Boulos A ^c   Sanchez, Jose L ^a   Birx, Deborah L ^a   Earhart, Kenneth C ^c   Carr, Jean K ^a,d  

^a HENRY M JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^b National AIDS Prevention Center   (Kazakhstan)

^c US Naval Medical Research Unit No3   (Egypt)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Former Soviet Union; Genetic diversity; HIV 1 molecular epidemiology; Injecting drug users

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IATROGENIC DISEASE; KAZAKHSTAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; USSR; UZBEKISTAN; VIRUS STRAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; KAZAKHSTAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 34848868171     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e318073c620     Document Type: Article

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