1. Genetic characteristics of HIV-1 CRF06_cpx and CRF56_cpx strains isolated in Guangzhou, China.
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Lan Y, Li L, Cai W, Li J, Deng X, Li F, Lei C, Hu F, and Tang X
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- Adult, China epidemiology, Cities epidemiology, Drug Resistance, Viral genetics, Female, Genome, Viral genetics, Genotype, HIV Infections epidemiology, HIV-1 classification, HIV-1 isolation & purification, Humans, Male, Mutation, Phylogeny, Recombination, Genetic, pol Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus genetics, HIV Infections virology, HIV-1 genetics
- Abstract
Strains of the HIV-1 circulating recombinant forms (CRFs) 06_cpx and 56_cpx were identified for the first time in Guangzhou, China. The nearly full-length genome (NFLG) sequence was amplified, and the PCR products were sequenced by the Sanger method. The CRF06_cpx and CRF56_cpx strains were identified using the Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) and confirmed by neighbour-joining (NJ) phylogenetic analysis. Additionally, these strains were found to contain transmitted drug resistance mutations that have little effect on first-line efavirenz (EFV)-based treatment. Genetic analysis of the detailed sequence data will provide more information on the HIV-1 epidemic in China., (© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria, part of Springer Nature.)
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- 2021
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