HIV type 1 genetic diversity in newly diagnosed cuban patients

AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 956-960

  MacHado, Liuber Y ^a   Blanco, Madeline ^a   Dubed, Marta ^a   Díaz, Héctor M ^a   Ruiz, Nancy M ^a   Váldes, Neysi ^a   Romay, Dania ^a   Lobaina, Leonor I ^a  

^a AIDS Research Laboratory   (Cuba)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBA; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRUCTURAL GENE;

ADULT; CUBA; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84864247796     PISSN: 08892229     EISSN: 19318405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/aid.2011.0295     Document Type: Article

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