The Evolution of HIV-1 Diversity in Rural Cameroon and its Implications in Vaccine Design and Trials
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. HIV-1 genetic diversity by geographic region identified in calendar year 2000–2001
2.1.1. South Region
2.1.2. West Province
2.2. HIV-1 genetic diversity by geographic region identified in calendar year 2006-2008
2.2.1. South Region
2.2.2. West Region
2.3. Discussion
3. Experimental Section
3.1. Study subjects
3.2. RNA Extraction, Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction and Sequencing
3.3. Phylogenetic Analysis
3.4. Accession numbers
4. Conclusion
Supplementary Tables
Acknowledgments
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Powell, R.; Barengolts, D.; Mayr, L.; Nyambi, P. The Evolution of HIV-1 Diversity in Rural Cameroon and its Implications in Vaccine Design and Trials. Viruses 2010, 2, 639-654. https://doi.org/10.3390/v2020639
Powell R, Barengolts D, Mayr L, Nyambi P. The Evolution of HIV-1 Diversity in Rural Cameroon and its Implications in Vaccine Design and Trials. Viruses. 2010; 2(2):639-654. https://doi.org/10.3390/v2020639
Chicago/Turabian StylePowell, Rebecca, Denis Barengolts, Luzia Mayr, and Phillipe Nyambi. 2010. "The Evolution of HIV-1 Diversity in Rural Cameroon and its Implications in Vaccine Design and Trials" Viruses 2, no. 2: 639-654. https://doi.org/10.3390/v2020639