Identification of a Novel HIV-1 Circulating Recombinant Form (CRF72_BF1) in Deep Sequencing Data from Blood Donors in Southeastern Brazil

Author(s)

Pessoa, Rodrigo ; de Freitas Carneiro Proietti, Anna Brbara ; Busch, Michael P. ; Sanabani, Sabri S.

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS; v. 2, n. 3, p. 2-pg., 2014-05-01.

Abstract

We report the identification of a novel HIV-1 circulating recombinant form (CRF72_BF1) in deep sequencing data from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of five blood donors in southeastern Brazil. Detection of this circulating recombinant form (CRF) confirms the need for effective surveillance to monitor the prevalence and distribution of HIV variants in a variety of settings in Brazil. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 11/12297-2 - Profiling the human T-cells miRNA, REX and tax transcriptomes in the course of HTLV-1 infection using a deep sequencing approach
• Grantee: Sabri Saeed Mohammed Ahmed Al-Sanabani
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 11/11090-5 - Complete genomes for HIV: viral genetic diversity among seropositive first-time blood donors in four blood centres in Brazil
• Grantee: Sabri Saeed Mohammed Ahmed Al-Sanabani
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants