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SUBMITTER: Hosaka M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4845645 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hosaka Masumi M Fujisaki Seiichiro S Masakane Aki A Hattori Junko J Shiino Teiichiro T Gatanaga Hiroyuki H Shigemi Urara U Okazaki Reiko R Hachiya Atsuko A Matsuda Masakazu M Ibe Shiro S Iwatani Yasumasa Y Yokomaku Yoshiyuki Y Sugiura Wataru W
AIDS research and human retroviruses 20151116 5
The major circulating HIV-1 strains in Japan have been subtype B (B) followed by CRF01_AE (AE) in newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS cases. These two subtypes have distinct epidemiological characteristics; B predominates in men who have sex with men, while AE is observed mostly in heterosexuals engaging in high-risk sex. However, transmission networks of these two high-risk populations appear to be crossing over and diffusing. Here we report the emergence of previously unidentified HIV-1 AE/B recombinants ...[more]