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ArticleIntervirology2021

First Detection of a Cluster Novel HIV-1 Second-Generation Recombinant (CRF01_AE/CRF07_BC) among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Nanjing, Eastern China.

Yueqi Yin, Ying Zhou, Jing Lu, Hongxiong Guo, Jianshuang Chen, Yan Xuan, Defu Yuan, Haiyang Hu, Xiaoqin Xu, Gengfeng Fu and 1 more

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Yueqi YinDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Ying ZhouJiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
Jing LuJiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
Hongxiong GuoJiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
Jianshuang ChenDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Yan XuanDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Defu YuanDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Haiyang HuJiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
Xiaoqin XuJiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
Gengfeng FuJiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
Bei WangDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China, wangbeilxb@163.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionA large number of unique recombinant forms have been found in China in recent years. This study aimed to report on a cluster of novel HIV-1 recombinants.

methodsWe constructed phylogenetic trees using the maximum likelihood (ML) method with 1,000 bootstrap replicates in IQ-TREE 1.6.8 software and determined recombination break points using SimPlot 3.5.1.

resultsOverall, 9 near-full-length genome (NFLG) sequences were reported in this study, including 1 circulation recombinant form (CRF)01_AE NFLG sequence and 8 highly similar novel HIV-1 second-generation recombinants composed of CRF01_AE and CRF07_BC (CRF105_0107) isolated from a cluster HIV-positive male subjects infected among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Nanjing, eastern China. The phylogenetic analysis of NFLG showed 1 sequence named "nj16" to have at least 11 breakpoints inner virus and 7 other sequences to have at least 10 breakpoints inner virus. Our findings further showed as follows: first, this is the first time that a cluster of novel CRF105_0107 HIV-1 strains were identified among MSM in Nanjing, Jiangsu. Second, the Chinese "4a" cluster of CRF01_AE which mainly circulating in northern China has spread in Jiangsu for more than 15 years. Third, HIV-1 recombination events were active in Nanjing city, and novel recombinants could spread rapidly through some small-scale transmission networks.

conclusionThe continued emergence of novel recombinant HIV-1 strains in Nanjing suggests dynamics and complexity in the HIV epidemic among MSM in Jiangsu province. Further investigations and molecular epidemiological research should be taken to monitor and understand transmission networks among MSM.

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HIV-1HIV InfectionsSexual and Gender MinoritiesChinaGenome, ViralGenotypeHomosexuality, MaleHumansMalePhylogenyRecombination, GeneticSequence Analysis, DNAHIV-1Men who have sex with menNovel recombinant

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PMID33571988
PMCPMC8117393

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