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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Sagar M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC421693 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of virology 20040701 13
African women frequently acquire several genetically distinct human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) variants from a heterosexual partner, whereas the acquisition of multiple variants appears to be rare in men. To determine whether newly infected individuals in other risk groups acquire genetically diverse viruses, we examined the viral envelope sequences in plasma samples from 13 women and 4 men from the United States infected with subtype B viruses and 10 men from Kenya infected with non- ...[more]