Faster progression to AIDS and AIDS-related death among seroincident individuals infected with recombinant HIV-1 A3/CRF02-AG compared with sub-subtype A3

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Background. Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is divided into subtypes and circulating recombinant forms (CRFs) but the impact of subtype/CRF on disease progression is not fully understood.Methods. We determined the HIV-1 subtype/CRF of 152 seroincident individuals from Guinea-Bissau, based on the C2-V3 region of env. Disease progression was measured as time from estimated seroconversion to AIDS and AIDS-related death. Hazard ratios (HRs) were calculated using a Cox proportional hazard model, adjusting for gender and age at seroconversion.Results. The major subtypes/CRFs identified were CRF02-AG (53%), A3 (29%), and A3/02 (a recombinant of A3 and CRF02-AG) (13%). Infection with A3/02 was associated with a close to 3-fold increased risk of AIDS and AIDS-related death compared to A3 (HR = 2.6 [P = 0.011] and 2.9 [P = 0.032], respectively). The estimated time from seroconversion to AIDS and AIDS-related death was 5.0 and 8.0 years for A3/02, 6.2 and 9.0 years for CRF02-AG, and 7.2 and 11.3 years for A3.Conclusion. Our results show that there are differences in disease progression between HIV-1 A-like subtypes/CRFs. Individuals infected with A3/02 have among the fastest progression rates to AIDS reported to date. Determining the HIV-1 subtype of infected individuals could be important in the management of HIV-1 infections. © 2013 The Author.

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Palm, A. A., Esbjörnsson, J., Månsson, F., Kvist, A., Isberg, P. E., Biague, A., … Medstrand, P. (2014). Faster progression to AIDS and AIDS-related death among seroincident individuals infected with recombinant HIV-1 A3/CRF02-AG compared with sub-subtype A3. In Journal of Infectious Diseases (Vol. 209, pp. 721–728). https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jit416

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