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AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES
Volume 22, Issue 5, Pages 453-457Publisher
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/aid.2006.22.453
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An HIV-1 group N infection, 02CM-DJO0135, was identified among specimens collected in 2002 at the D'Joungolo Hospital, Yaounde, Cameroon. Sequences were obtained from viral RNA extracted from plasma for regions of LTR-gag, pol-vif, and env. The virus amplified from the specimen is closely related to a previously reported group N virus, 02CM-DJO0131, that was also collected at this hospital in 2002. Although the viral sequences for the two isolates differ, their close relationship suggests that the two specimens are linked. No patient histories are available for 02CM-DJO0131 and 02CM-DJO0135; the specimens could have been drawn from a husband/wife, mother/child, or a single individual. However, differences in seroreactivity indicate that it is unlikely that the specimens were drawn from the same patient. This report documents the second case that suggests linkage between group N-infected individuals and indicates that there is ongoing transmission of HIV-1 group N in Cameroon.
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