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Article: Increased genetic diversity of HIV-1 circulating in Hong Kong

TitleIncreased genetic diversity of HIV-1 circulating in Hong Kong
Authors
Issue Date2010
PublisherPublic Library of Science. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.plosone.org/home.action
Citation
Plos One, 2010, v. 5 n. 8 How to Cite?
AbstractHIV-1 group M strains are characterized into 9 pure subtypes and 48 circulating recombinant forms (CRFs). Recent studies have identified the presence of new HIV-1 recombinants in Hong Kong and their complexity continues to increase. This study aims to characterize the HIV-1 genetic diversity in Hong Kong. Phylogenetic analyses were performed by using HIV-1 pol sequences including protease and partial reverse transcriptase isolated from 1045 local patients in Hong Kong from 2003 to 2008. For the pol sequences with unassigned genotype, the evidence of recombination was determined by using sliding-window based bootscan plots and their env C2V3 region were also sequenced. Epidemiological background of these patients was further collected. The pol phylogenetic analyses highlighted the extent of HIV-1 genetic diversity in Hong Kong. Subtype B (450/1045; 43.1%) and CRF01_AE (469/1045; 44.9%) variants were clearly predominant. Other genotypes (126/1045; 12.1%) including 3 defined subtypes, 10 CRFs, 1 unassigned subtype and 33 recombinants with 11 different mosaic patterns were observed. Recombinants of subtype B and CRF01_AE were mainly found among local Chinese MSM throughout 2004 to 2008, while the CRF02_AG and subtype G recombinants were circulating among non-Chinese Asian population in Hong Kong through heterosexual transmission starting from 2008. Our study demonstrated the complex recombination of HIV-1 in Hong Kong and the need in developing surveillance system for tracking the distribution of new HIV-1 genetic variants. © 2010 Chen et al.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/129420
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2023 Impact Factor: 2.9
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.839
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Funding AgencyGrant Number
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region GovernmentMSS-155R
MSS-164R
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The study was supported by the AIDS Trust Fund of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (Grant MSS-155R and MSS-164R). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

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dc.contributor.authorChen, JHKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, KHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChen, Zen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, Ken_HK
dc.contributor.authorLam, HYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTo, SWCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCheng, VCCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYuen, KYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYam, WCen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-12-23T08:37:02Z-
dc.date.available2010-12-23T08:37:02Z-
dc.date.issued2010en_HK
dc.identifier.citationPlos One, 2010, v. 5 n. 8en_HK
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/129420-
dc.description.abstractHIV-1 group M strains are characterized into 9 pure subtypes and 48 circulating recombinant forms (CRFs). Recent studies have identified the presence of new HIV-1 recombinants in Hong Kong and their complexity continues to increase. This study aims to characterize the HIV-1 genetic diversity in Hong Kong. Phylogenetic analyses were performed by using HIV-1 pol sequences including protease and partial reverse transcriptase isolated from 1045 local patients in Hong Kong from 2003 to 2008. For the pol sequences with unassigned genotype, the evidence of recombination was determined by using sliding-window based bootscan plots and their env C2V3 region were also sequenced. Epidemiological background of these patients was further collected. The pol phylogenetic analyses highlighted the extent of HIV-1 genetic diversity in Hong Kong. Subtype B (450/1045; 43.1%) and CRF01_AE (469/1045; 44.9%) variants were clearly predominant. Other genotypes (126/1045; 12.1%) including 3 defined subtypes, 10 CRFs, 1 unassigned subtype and 33 recombinants with 11 different mosaic patterns were observed. Recombinants of subtype B and CRF01_AE were mainly found among local Chinese MSM throughout 2004 to 2008, while the CRF02_AG and subtype G recombinants were circulating among non-Chinese Asian population in Hong Kong through heterosexual transmission starting from 2008. Our study demonstrated the complex recombination of HIV-1 in Hong Kong and the need in developing surveillance system for tracking the distribution of new HIV-1 genetic variants. © 2010 Chen et al.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.plosone.org/home.actionen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofPLoS ONEen_HK
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subject.meshDNA, Recombinant - genetics-
dc.subject.meshGenetic Variation-
dc.subject.meshGenotype-
dc.subject.meshHIV Infections - epidemiology - transmission-
dc.subject.meshHIV-1 - classification - genetics - physiology-
dc.titleIncreased genetic diversity of HIV-1 circulating in Hong Kongen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.openurlhttp://library.hku.hk:4550/resserv?sid=HKU:IR&issn=1932-6203&volume=5&issue=8, article no. e12198&spage=&epage=&date=2010&atitle=Increased+Genetic+Diversity+of+HIV-1+Circulating+in+Hong+Kong-
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dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0012198en_HK
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