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ArticleAIDS research and human retroviruses2015

Short Communication: HIV-1 Subtype B in the Dominican Republic: Evolution and Molecular Epidemiology.

Pablo López, Vanessa Rivera-Amill, Robert Paulino-Ramirez, Yasuhiro Yamamura

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  3. The Genetic Diversity and Evolution of HIV-1 Subtype B Epidemic in Puerto Rico.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2015
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4 authors.

Pablo López1 Ponce Health Sciences University-School of Medicine, Ponce Research Institute , AIDS Research Program, Ponce, Puerto Rico .
Vanessa Rivera-Amill1 Ponce Health Sciences University-School of Medicine, Ponce Research Institute , AIDS Research Program, Ponce, Puerto Rico .
Robert Paulino-Ramirez2 Universidad Iberoamericana , School of Medicine, Research Department, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic .
Yasuhiro Yamamura1 Ponce Health Sciences University-School of Medicine, Ponce Research Institute , AIDS Research Program, Ponce, Puerto Rico .

Funding

VIRAL SEQUENCES IN PEDIATRIC HIV INFECTION IN PRG12RR003050 · NCRR · PONCE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI ARMSTRONG, RAUL A · 1985 to 2011
$28.1M
TECHNOLOGIES AND RESOURCES FOR CORE LABORATORIESU54MD007587 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MED SCIENCES · PI BENABE, JULIO E, LUCIANO, CARLOS A. · 2012 to 2018
$23.2M
TRCLU54RR026139 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MED SCIENCES · PI FRONTERA, WALTER R. · 2010 to 2011
$8.4M
NCRR NIH HHS G12 RR003050NCRR NIH HHS U54 RR026139NIMHD NIH HHS 8U54MD007587-03NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD007587
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Caribbean region has the world second highest incidence rate of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The island of Hispaniola is composed of two sovereign nations: the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Together, they account for more than 85% of HIV/AIDS cases in the Caribbean; and the Dominican Republic alone has approximately 46,000 (33,000-59,000) HIV-1-infected adults and children. Despite this, the magnitude of the genetic variability and evolution of the HIV-1 virus in the Dominican Republic is unclear. In the current study, we analyzed 195 reverse transcriptase (RT) sequences obtained from the Los Alamos HIV database. The data were used to assess the course of the viral epidemic over time in the Dominican Republic, using a coalescent approach. Based on the data, we estimated that the timing of the most recent common ancestor (tMRCA) of local HIV-1 subtype B emerged in 1963, approximately. In addition, the Bayesian analysis provided new information that suggests that the epidemic in the Dominican Republic experienced a significant decrease in relative genetic diversity in the past 2 decades. The results suggest that adherence to antiretroviral therapy, adequate prevention campaigns, and better access to health care may be altering the virus's evolution in the Dominican Republic.

Indexed as

Evolution, MolecularGenotypeAdultChildChild, PreschoolDominican RepublicGenetic VariationHIV-1HIV InfectionsHIV Reverse TranscriptaseHumansMolecular EpidemiologySequence Analysis, DNAHIV Reverse Transcriptasereverse transcriptase, Human immunodeficiency virus 1

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PMID25941939
PMCPMC4505759

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