BF integrase genes of HIV-1 circulating in São Paulo, Brazil, with a recurrent recombination region.

Although some studies have shown diversity in HIV integrase (IN) genes, none has focused particularly on the gene evolving in epidemics in the context of recombination. The IN gene in 157 HIV-1 integrase inhibitor-naïve patients from the São Paulo State, Brazil, were sequenced tallying 128 of subtyp...

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Main Authors: Atila Iamarino, Fernando Lucas de Melo, Carla Torres Braconi, Paolo Marinho de Andrade Zanotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3317518?pdf=render