TABLE 1.
Genetic subtypes in the env V3-V5 region of HIV-1 isolates from three cities in the DRC
| Subtype | No. (%)
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| Kinshasa (n = 142) | Bwamanda (n = 45) | Mbuyi-Mayi (n = 60) | Total | |
| A | 62 (43.7) | 31 (68.9) | 34 (56.7) | 127 (51.4) |
| B | 1 (2.2) | 1 (0.4) | ||
| C | 3 (2.2) | 15 (25.0) | 18 (7.3) | |
| D | 19 (13.4) | 4 (6.6) | 23 (9.3) | |
| E | 1 (0.7) | 3 (6.7) | 4 (1.6) | |
| F | 8 (5.6) | 1 (2.2) | 1 (1.7) | 10 (4.1) |
| G | 15 (10.5) | 2 (3.3) | 17 (6.9) | |
| H | 14 (9.8) | 4 (8.9) | 18 (7.3) | |
| J | 5 (3.5) | 2 (3.3) | 7 (2.8) | |
| K | 4 (2.8) | 2 (4.4) | 1 (1.7) | 8 (3.2) |
| ? | 11 (7.7) | 3 (6.6) | 1 (1.7) | 15 (6.0) |