Characterization of partial and near full-length genomes of HIV-1 strains sampled from recently infected individuals in São Paulo, Brazil.

BACKGROUND:Genetic variability is a major feature of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and is considered the key factor frustrating efforts to halt the HIV epidemic. A proper understanding of HIV-1 genomic diversity is a fundamental prerequisite for proper epidemiology, genetic diagnosis,...

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Main Authors: Sabri Saeed Sanabani, Évelyn Regina de Souza Pastena, Antonio Charlys da Costa, Vanessa Pouza Martinez, Walter Kleine-Neto, Ana Carolina Soares de Oliveira, Mariana Melillo Sauer, Katia Cristina Bassichetto, Solange Maria Santos Oliveira, Helena Tomoko Iwashita Tomiyama, Ester Cerdeira Sabino, Esper Georges Kallas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3193532?pdf=render