Description of an HIV-1 BC recombinant virus identified in a pediatric patient in the city of São Paulo.
This case report refers to a 10-year-old HIV-1 infected patient, who was found to harbor a BC recombinant virus. This child lives in São Paulo and was infected by the mother-to-child route. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that this mosaic virus shares common breakpoints in the polymerase region with the recently published CRF31_BC.
Souza
Ana Carolina Mamana Fernandes de
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Tropical Medicine Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Oliveira
Cristina Mendes de
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Marques
Heloisa H S
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Levi
José Eduardo
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D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000821:virology*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D011995:Recombination, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*