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ArticlePloS one2015

Clinical outcome and genetic differences within a monophyletic Dengue virus type 2 population.

Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi, Rachel Choon Rong Chua, Yuan Shi, Tun Lin Thein, Linda Kay Lee, Kim Sung Lee, David Chien Lye, Lee Ching Ng, Yee Sin Leo

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hapuarachchige Chanditha HapuarachchiEnvironmental Health Institute, National Environment Agency, 11 Biopolis Way, #06-05-08, Singapore 138667.
Rachel Choon Rong ChuaEnvironmental Health Institute, National Environment Agency, 11 Biopolis Way, #06-05-08, Singapore 138667.
Yuan ShiEnvironmental Health Institute, National Environment Agency, 11 Biopolis Way, #06-05-08, Singapore 138667.
Tun Lin TheinInstitute of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433.
Linda Kay LeeInstitute of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433.
Kim Sung LeeSchool of Life Sciences and Chemical Technology, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, 535 Clementi Road, Singapore 599489.
David Chien LyeInstitute of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433.
Lee Ching NgEnvironmental Health Institute, National Environment Agency, 11 Biopolis Way, #06-05-08, Singapore 138667.
Yee Sin LeoInstitute of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433.
National Environment Agency · SGTan Tock Seng Hospital · SGNgee Ann Polytechnic · SG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The exact mechanisms of interplay between host and viral factors leading to severe dengue are yet to be fully understood. Even though previous studies have implicated specific genetic differences of Dengue virus (DENV) in clinical severity and virus attenuation, similar studies with large-scale, whole genome screening of monophyletic virus populations are limited. Therefore, in the present study, we compared 89 whole genomes of DENV-2 cosmopolitan clade III isolates obtained from patients diagnosed with dengue fever (DF, n = 58), dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF, n = 30) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS, n = 1) in Singapore between July 2010 and January 2013, in order to determine the correlation of observed viral genetic differences with clinical outcomes. Our findings showed no significant difference between the number of primary and secondary infections that progressed to DHF and DSS (p>0.05) in our study cohort. Despite being highly homogenous, study isolates possessed 39 amino acid substitutions of which 10 substitutions were fixed in three main groups of virus isolates. None of those substitutions were specifically associated with DHF and DSS. Notably, two evolutionarily unique virus groups possessing C-P43T+NS1-S103T+NS2A-V83I+NS3-R337K+ NS3-I600T+ NS5-P136S and NS2A-T119N mutations were exclusively found in patients with DF, the benign form of DENV infections. Those mutants were significantly associated with mild disease outcome. These observations indicated that disease progression into DHF and DSS within our patient population was more likely to be due to host than virus factors. We hypothesize that selection for potentially less virulent groups of DENV-2 in our study cohort may be an evolutionary adaptation of viral strains to extend their survival in the human-mosquito transmission cycle.

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Phylogeny3' Untranslated RegionsAdolescentAdultAgedAmino Acid SubstitutionCohort StudiesDengueDengue VirusEpitopes, B-LymphocyteEpitopes, T-LymphocyteHumansMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid ConformationRNA, Viral3' Untranslated RegionsEpitopes, B-LymphocyteEpitopes, T-LymphocyteRNA, Viral

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PMCPMC4374945
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