| Literature DB >> 19000026 |
Sara Ahumada-Ruiz1, Concepción Casado, Iván Toala-González, Dario Flores-Figueroa, Amalia Rodríguez-French, Cecilio López-Galíndez.
Abstract
The first molecular epidemiology study of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in Panama has been performed with plasma samples from 66 AIDS patients infected by different transmission routes and obtained from distinct locations. All samples were amplified by RT-PCR and sequenced in gag (p17) and env (C2-C4) genes. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that 64 (97%) of the samples belong to subtype B. We also identified the presence of two CRF, one CRF12_BF and one CRF02_AG. The most notable feature of the subtype B epidemic in Panama was the large genetic distance among isolates with a mean of 15.2% but reaching up to 31.3 % in env, indicating an epidemic with a long period of evolution.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 19000026 DOI: 10.1089/aid.2008.0153
Source DB: PubMed Journal: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses ISSN: 0889-2229 Impact factor: 2.205