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SUBMITTER: Cunha LK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3854261 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cunha L K H LK Kashima S S Amarante M F C MF Haddad R R Rodrigues E S ES Silva K L T KL Lima T A TA Castro D B DB Brito F C FC Almeida E G EG Covas D T DT Malheiro A A
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas 20120119 2
Few studies have reported the molecular epidemiological characterization of HIV-1 in the Northern region of Brazil. The present study reports the molecular and epidemiological characterization of 31 HIV-1 isolates from blood donors from the State of Amazonas who donated blood between April 2006 and March 2007. Serum/plasma samples from all donors were screened for HIV antibodies by ELISA and the results confirmed by Western blot analysis. Genomic DNA was extracted from the buffy coat using the S ...[more]