Emerging Infectious Diseases (Feb 2011)

Novel HIV-1 Recombinant Forms in Antenatal Cohort, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

  • Mathieu Quesnel-Vallières,
  • Iman Kouzayha,
  • Evelyne Tran,
  • Issatou Barry,
  • Charlène Lasgi,
  • Natacha Merindol,
  • Vanessa Monteil,
  • Doris G. Ransy,
  • Marc Boucher,
  • Normand Lapointe,
  • Hugo Soudeyns

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1702.100629
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 2
pp. 271 – 274

Abstract

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Near full-length genomes of 4 unclassified HIV-1 variants infecting patients enrolled in an antenatal cohort in Canada were obtained by sequencing. All 4 variants showed original recombination profiles, including A1/A2/J, A1/D, and A1/G/J/CRF11_cpx structures. Identification of these variants highlights the growing prevalence of unique recombinant forms of HIV-1 in North America.

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