Genetic diversity of HIV-1 non-B strains in Sicily: Evidence of intersubtype recombinants by sequence analysis of gag, pol, and env genes

AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1131-1138

  Tramuto, Fabio ^a   Bonura, Filippa ^a   Perna, Anna Maria ^a   Mancuso, Salvatrice ^a   Firenze, Alberto ^a   Romano, Nino ^a   Vitale, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVELOPE GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GROUP SPECIFIC ANTIGEN GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURAL GENE; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS RECOMBINANT; VIRUS STRAIN;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GENE PRODUCTS, ENV; GENE PRODUCTS, GAG; GENE PRODUCTS, POL; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SICILY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 35348916792     PISSN: 08892229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/aid.2007.0031     Document Type: Article

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