Molecular and epidemiology studies of HIV-1 prevalence in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Journal article published in 2011 by
E. V. Kazennova,
A. Vasilyev,
O. V. Antonova,
S. N. Kuzin,
T. P. Serkina,
L. S. Sokolova,
A. V. Vasil'ev,
I. A. Lapovok 
,
M. R. Bobkova
,
M. R. Bobkova
Abstract
The gag, pol, and env genomic regions of HIV-1 variants currently circulating in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) were analyzed. The results of the study indicated that in this area there were HIV-1 variants belonging to two subtypes: A (IDU-A) and B, the former being predominant in this area and in the Russian Federation. The IDU-B-East strain was first isolated from a heterosexually infected patient, which suggests that the strain is outside the risk group of injection drug users. No cases of primary infection with resistant variants were notified during the study.