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HIV/AIDS
Reports from D. Ruchansky et al highlight recent research in HIV/AIDS
June 3rd, 2009
According to recent research published in the journal AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, "Recombination has been shown to be an important force in HIV-1 evolution. Recombination contributes to an increase in genetic variation and hinders vaccine design efforts." "Several molecular epidemiology studies in South America described the circulation of subtypes B, F, and C as well as several B/F1 recombinants. This study performed by nucleotide sequencing in at least two genes of 89 samples from Uruguay has shown a complex HIV-1 epidemic characterized by the cocirculation of subtype B, and subtype C strains, together with an important group of BF1 recombinant...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-06-03)
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