HIV-1 sub-subtype A6: settings for normalised identification and molecular epidemiology in the Southern Federal District, Russia

M Schlösser, VV Kartashev, VH Mikkola, A Shemshura… - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
Russia has one of the largest and fastest growing HIV epidemics. However, epidemiological
data are scarce. Sub-subtype A6 is most prevalent in Russia but its identification is …

HIV-1 drug resistance and genetic diversity in a cohort of people with HIV-1 in Nigeria

PE Oluniyi, FV Ajogbasile, S Zhou, I Fred-Akintunwa… - Aids, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objective: This study was designed to provide information on the genetic diversity of HIV-1
and drug resistance mutations in Nigeria, as there is limited understanding of variants …

Molecular epidemiology of a primarily MSM acute HIV1 cohort in Bangkok, Thailand and connections within networks of transmission in Asia

D Chang, E SandersBuell, M Bose… - African Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Introduction: Thailand plays a substantial role in global HIV-1 transmission of CRF01_AE.
Worldwide, men who have sex with men (MSM) are at elevated risk for HIV-1 infection …

Differences in neutralizing antibody sensitivities and envelope characteristics indicate distinct antigenic properties of Nigerian HIV-1 subtype G and CRF02_AG

L Wieczorek, D Chang, E Sanders-Buell, M Zemil… - Virology Journal, 2024 - Springer
The magnitude of the HIV-1 epidemic in Nigeria is second only to the subtype C epidemic in
South Africa, yet the subtypes prevalent in Nigeria require further characterization. A panel …

New subtype B Containing HIV-1 circulating recombinant of sub-Saharan Africa origin in Nigerian men who have sex with men

E Billings, GH Kijak, E Sanders-Buell… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: HIV-1 circulating recombinant forms (CRF) containing subtype B are
uncommon in sub-Saharan Africa. Prevalent infections observed during enrollment of a …

HIV-1 Env gp41 transmembrane domain dynamics are modulated by lipid, water, and ion interactions

LR Hollingsworth, JA Lemkul, DR Bevan, AM Brown - Biophysical journal, 2018 - cell.com
The gp41 transmembrane domain (TMD) of the envelope glycoprotein of the human
immunodeficiency virus modulates the conformation of the viral envelope spike, the only …

HIV-1 central nervous system compartmentalization and cytokine interplay in non-subtype B HIV-1 infections in Nigeria and Malawi

OM Adewumi, E Dukhovlinova, NY Shehu… - AIDS research and …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
HIV-1 compartmentalization in the central nervous system (CNS) and its contribution to
neurological disease have been well documented. Previous studies were conducted among …

Molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 subtype G in the Russian Federation

A Murzakova, D Kireev, P Baryshev, A Lopatukhin… - Viruses, 2019 - mdpi.com
Although HIV-1 subtype A has predominated in Russia since the end of the 20th century,
other viral variants also circulate in this country. The dramatic outbreak of HIV-1 subtype G in …

Development of a versatile, near full genome amplification and sequencing approach for a broad variety of HIV-1 group M variants

AN Banin, M Tuen, JS Bimela, M Tongo, P Zappile… - Viruses, 2019 - mdpi.com
Near full genome sequencing (NFGS) of HIV-1 is required to assess the genetic composition
of HIV-1 strains comprehensively. Population-wide, it enables a determination of the …

Comparison between Roche and Xpert in HIV-1 RNA quantitation: a high concordance between the two techniques except for a CRF02_AG subtype variant with high …

B Avidor, N Matus, S Girshengorn, S Achsanov… - Journal of Clinical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background HIV-1 viral load (VL) testing is important to predict viral progression and to
monitor the response to antiretroviral therapy. New HIV-1 VL tests are continuously …