[The molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 in Belarus in (1996-2004): a predominance of subtype A variants and circulation of subtype B variants].
To study the molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 in Belarus, the genetic sequences of HIV-1 variants were obtained from 50 infected persons, which represented the main stages, risk groups, and geographic areas of the epidemic. The env and gag sequences were studied for HIV-1 variants from 31 persons, the env sequences were for HIV-1 variants from 18 persons, and the gag sequence was for HIV-1 variant from 1 person. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that the sequences of HIV-1 variants from 46 persons were homogenic and evolutionally closely related to IDU-A strains specific for other epidemics in the former Soviet Union are dominating in the epidemic in Belarus. Circulation of epidemiologically unrelated subtype B viruses was also established.
Lukashov
V V
VV
Lazovskaia
N V
NV
Karamov
E V
EV
Adema
K W
KW
Gasich
E L
EL
Baan
E
E
Titov
L P
LP
Goudsmit
J
J
Eremin
V F
VF
D005260:Female; D015683:Gene Products, gag / Q000235:genetics; D005814:Genes, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D002094:Republic of Belarus / Q000453:epidemiology; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000235:genetics
D015683:Gene Products, gag; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins