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      Global dispersal pattern of HIV type 1 subtype CRF01-AE: A genetic trace of human mobility related to heterosexual sexual activities centralized in southeast Asia 

      Angelis, Konstantinos; Albert, Jan; Mamais, Ioannis A.; Magiorkinis, Gkikas; Hatzakis, Angelos E.; Hamouda, O.; Struck, D.; Vercauteren, J.; Wensing, A. M. J.; Alexiev, Ivailo; Åsjö, Birgitta; Balotta, Claudia; Camacho, Ricardo J.; Coughlan, S.; Griskevicius, A.; Grossman, Z.; Horban, A.; Kostrikis, Leontios G.; Lepej, S.; Liitsola, K.; Linka, M.; Nielsen, C.; Otelea, D.; Paredes, R.; Poljak, M.; Puchhammer-Stöckl, E.; Schmit, J. -C; Sönnerborg, A.; Staneková, D.; Stanojevic, M.; Boucher, C. A. B.; Kaplan, L.; Vandamme, A. -M; Paraskevis, Dimitrios N. (2015)
      Background. Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) subtype CRF01-AE originated in Africa and then passed to Thailand, where it established a major epidemic. Despite the global presence of CRF01-AE, little is known ...
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      HIV-1 subtype distribution and its demographic determinants in newly diagnosed patients in Europe suggest highly compartmentalized epidemics 

      Abecasis, A. B.; Wensing, A. M. J.; Paraskevis, Dimitrios N.; Vercauteren, J.; Theys, K.; Van de Vijver, D. A. M. C.; Albert, Jan; Åsjö, Birgitta; Balotta, Claudia; Beshkov, Danail; Camacho, Ricardo J.; Clotet, B.; De Gascun, C.; Griskevicius, A.; Grossman, Z.; Hamouda, O.; Horban, A.; Kolupajeva, T.; Korn, K.; Kostrikis, Leontios G.; Kücherer, C.; Liitsola, K.; Linka, M.; Nielsen, C.; Otelea, D.; Paredes, R.; Poljak, M.; Puchhammer-Stöckl, E.; Schmit, J. -C; Sönnerborg, A.; Stanekova, D.; Stanojevic, M.; Struck, D.; Boucher, C. A. B.; Vandamme, A. -M (2013)
      Background: Understanding HIV-1 subtype distribution and epidemiology can assist preventive measures and clinical decisions. Sequence variation may affect antiviral drug resistance development, disease progression, ...
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      Increased molecular divergence of two endemic Trachelipus (Isopoda, Oniscidea) species from Greece reveals patterns not congruent with current taxonomy 

      Parmakelis, A.; Klossa-Kilia, E.; Kilias, G.; Triantis, Kostas A.; Sfenthourakis, Spyros (2008)
      In the present study, we employed three mitochondrial DNA genetic markers in a phylogenetic analysis aiming at the delineation of the relationships amongst nominal Trachelipus kytherensis populations, as well as between ...