Persistent production of an integrase-deleted HIV-1 variant with no resistance mutation and wild-type proviral DNA in a treated patient

An HIV-infected patient presenting an unexpected viral escape under combined antiretroviral treatment is described. The virus isolated from plasma contained a large deletion in the HIV-1 integrase gene but no known resistance mutation. Nested polymerase chain reactions (PCRs) with patient virus integrase-specific primers and probes were developed and used to detect the mutant from plasma, blood, rectal biopsies, and sperm. The variant progressively emerged during a period of therapy-induced virosuppression, and persisted at a low but detectable level for at least 5 years. Surprisingly, proviral DNA from lymphocytes, rectal cells, and sperm cells was, and remained, mainly wild type. Cellular HIV RNA with the deletion was detected only once from the rectum. The origin and mechanisms underlying this so far not described production at a detectable level are largely hypothetical. This observation raised concern about the ability of defective viruses to spread.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:31

Enthalten in:

AIDS research and human retroviruses - 31(2015), 1 vom: 20. Jan., Seite 142-9

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Trabaud, Mary-Anne [VerfasserIn]
Cotte, Laurent [VerfasserIn]
Saison, Julien [VerfasserIn]
Ramière, Christophe [VerfasserIn]
Ronfort, Corinne [VerfasserIn]
Venet, Fabienne [VerfasserIn]
Tardy, Jean-Claude [VerfasserIn]
Monneret, Guillaume [VerfasserIn]
André, Patrice [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

2494G1JF75
2T8Q726O95
4B9XT59T7S
Anti-HIV Agents
DNA, Viral
EC 2.7.7.-
Integrases
Journal Article
Lamivudine
Lopinavir
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Zidovudine

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 11.09.2015

Date Revised 21.10.2021

published: Print

GENBANK: KJ173816, KJ173817

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1089/AID.2014.0129

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM242957307