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ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2024

Identification of a novel first-generation HIV-1 circulating recombinant form (CRF152_DG) among people living with HIV in Karachi, Pakistan.

Abdur Rashid, Li Kang, Feng Yi, Yimam Getaneh, Qingfei Chu, Sharaf Ali Shah, Syed Hani Abidi, Yiming Shao

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Abdur Rashid *School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4539-5320
Li Kang *National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Feng YiNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Yimam GetanehState Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, National Medical Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Qingfei ChuNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Sharaf Ali ShahBridge Consultants Foundation, Karachi, Pakistan.
Syed Hani AbidiDepartment of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-9497-0902
Yiming ShaoSchool of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.ORCID 0009-0009-2270-095X

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to characterize a novel circulating recombinant form of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) among people living with HIV in Karachi, Pakistan. We conducted near-full-length genome (NFLG) sequencing on eight samples exhibiting D/G recombination signals in the IMPORTANCE: In Pakistan, the genetic diversity of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is becoming increasingly complex, compared to the early years of the epidemic that started after the detection of the first cases of HIV-1 in 1987 in Karachi. Based on the available molecular studies, two dominant HIV-1 clades, sub-subtype A1 and CRF02_AG, have been found to co-circulate with other clades, namely B, C, D, G, CRF01_AE, CRF35_A1D, and CRF56_cpx, in various urban areas of Pakistan. Several novel recombinant forms have also been detected. This first report of CRF152_DG highlights the complex nature of the HIV epidemic in Pakistan and emphasizes the importance of continual molecular surveillance (ideally based on whole-genome sequences) of HIV.

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Genome, ViralHIV-1HIV InfectionsPhylogenyRecombination, GeneticAdultFemaleGenotypeHumansMaleMiddle AgedPakistangenetic recombinationHIV-1 geneticsmolecular epidemiologyPakistanphylogenyUnited Kingdom

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PMCPMC11218485

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