title: Molecular investigation of human immunodeficiency virus type 2 subtype a cases in South Korea.
abstract: We investigated the molecular characteristics of human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) subtype A isolates to clarify the transmission mode of HIV-2 within Korea. These findings indicated that the viruses from the six patients infected within Korea formed a distinct subcluster in the phylogenetic tree and might have been transmitted from one source.
authors.affiliation: Center for AIDS Research, Department of Virology, National Institute of Health, #194, TongIl-Lo, Eunpyung-Gu, Seoul 122-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Jeong-Gu
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.forename: Gab Jung
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jin Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Baek
authors.forename: Soon Duck
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.forename: Mee Kyung
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Kee
authors.forename: Joo-Shil
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sung Soon
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics; D014644:Genetic Variation; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology; D015498:HIV-2 / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral