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ReviewViruses2025

The Need for the Optimization of HIV Antiretroviral Therapy in Kazakhstan.

Aidana Mustafa, Natalya Dzissyuk, Bauyrzhan Bayserkin, Dinara Begimbetova, Zhamilya Nugmanova, Syed Ali

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Aidana MustafaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0009-0008-4203-4598
Natalya DzissyukKazakh Scientific Center of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases, Almaty 050094, Kazakhstan.
Bauyrzhan BayserkinKazakh Scientific Center of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases, Almaty 050094, Kazakhstan.
Dinara BegimbetovaLaboratory of Molecular Oncology, Center for Life Sciences, National Laboratory Astana, Nazarbayev University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.
Zhamilya NugmanovaHIV Infection and Infection Control Division, Department of Epidemiology, Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty 050094, Kazakhstan.
Syed AliDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.

Funding

Molecular Virology/Epidemiology HIV Training in Kazakhstan (MoVE-Kaz)D43TW012507 · FIC · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI STEN H. VERMUND · 2023 to 2026
$1.2M
FIC NIH HHS D43 TW012507
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The number of people living with HIV in Kazakhstan increased from 11,000 to 35,000 between 2010 and 2021, with emerging antiretroviral therapy (ART) resistance posing a challenge to effective treatment. Unsafe injection practices among people who inject drugs (PWID), the stigma against men who have sex with men, sex work, drug possession, HIV transmission, HIV exposure, and the non-disclosure of HIV status create obstacles to effective prevention and care. Our recent studies with people living with HIV (PLWH) in Kazakhstan have revealed the prevalence of mutations in HIV that may confer resistance to certain ART components currently being administered in the country. Additionally, subtype A6- and CRF02_AG-infected PLWH displayed the occurrence of certain distinct subtype-specific DRMs. Subtype A6 exhibited a tendency for the DRMs A62V, G190S, K101E, D67N, and V77I, whereas CRF02_AG was more associated with S162A, K103N, and V179E. Both subtypes had a comparable frequency of the M184V mutation and displayed similar patterns in the distribution of Q174K. Based on our findings, we recommend that DRM screening and subtype diagnosis before the initiation of ART will improve treatment efficiency while preventing the emergence of further DRMs in Kazakhstan.

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Anti-HIV AgentsAnti-Retroviral AgentsHIV-1HIV InfectionsDrug Resistance, ViralHumansKazakhstanMutationAnti-HIV AgentsAnti-Retroviral AgentsARTDRMdrug resistanceHIVKazakhstan

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PMID40431701
PMCPMC12115467

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