In vivo characteristics of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 intersubtype recombination: Determination of hot spots and correlation with sequence similarity

Recombination plays a pivotal role in the evolutionary process of many different virus species, including retroviruses. Analysis of all human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) intersubtype recombinants revealed that they are more complex than described initially. Recombination frequency is highe...

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Main Authors: Magiorkinis, G, Paraskevis, D, Vandamme, A, Magiokinis, E, Sypsa, V, Hatzakis, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2003