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Phylogenetic analysis of full-length, early infection, hepatitis C virus genomes among people with intravenous drug use: the InC3 Study.


ABSTRACT: Cross-continental phylogenetic analysis is important to understand subtle molecular differences of currently circulating hepatitis C virus (HCV) subtypes. Existence of such differences can be crucial in pursuing a universal hepatitis C vaccine. We characterized molecular epidemiology of early HCV infections identified across nine cohorts [North America (n=4), Australia (n=4) and Europe (n=1)] in the International Collaborative of Incident HIV and Hepatitis C in Injecting Cohorts (InC3 ). One hundred and ninety-two full-length HCV genomes were amplified from plasma of incident infections and subjected to next generation sequencing to establish the largest cross-continental, full-length acute HCV genomic data set available to date. Genomes from the most common subtypes (1a: n=94, 2b: n=15 and 3a: n=68) were used in phylogenetic analysis. Using full genome trees, 78 sequences (44%) were found to lie within 29 phylogenetic clusters/pairs defined on the basis of molecular similarity of consensus sequences. Of these, 26 each had exclusively Australian or North American sequences indicating a strong geographical bias for molecular similarity. On further analysis of behavioural and demographic associations, binary logistic regression analysis showed that older age and non-Caucasian ethnicity were significantly associated with clustering. HCV probably evolves in micro-epidemics within geographically isolated communities.

SUBMITTER: Rodrigo C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5191976 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Phylogenetic analysis of full-length, early infection, hepatitis C virus genomes among people with intravenous drug use: the InC<sup>3</sup> Study.

Rodrigo C C   Eltahla A A AA   Bull R A RA   Luciani F F   Grebely J J   Dore G J GJ   Applegate T T   Page K K   Bruneau J J   Morris M D MD   Cox A L AL   Osburn W W   Kim A Y AY   Shoukry N H NH   Lauer G M GM   Maher L L   Schinkel J J   Prins M M   Hellard M M   Lloyd A R AR  

Journal of viral hepatitis 20161103 1


Cross-continental phylogenetic analysis is important to understand subtle molecular differences of currently circulating hepatitis C virus (HCV) subtypes. Existence of such differences can be crucial in pursuing a universal hepatitis C vaccine. We characterized molecular epidemiology of early HCV infections identified across nine cohorts [North America (n=4), Australia (n=4) and Europe (n=1)] in the International Collaborative of Incident HIV and Hepatitis C in Injecting Cohorts (InC<sup>3</sup>  ...[more]

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