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Expert consensus statement on the science of HIV in the context of criminal law

  • Autores: Barré-Sinoussi F, Abdool Karim SS, Albert J, Bekker LG, Beyrer C, Cahn P, Calmy A, Grinsztejn B, Grulich A, Kamarulzaman A, Kumarasamy N, Loutfy MR, El Filali KM, Mboup S, Montaner JS, Munderi P, Pokrovsky V, Vandamme AM, Young B, Godfrey-Faussett P
  • Ano de Publicação: 2018
  • Journal: Journal of the International AIDS Society
  • Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30044059

INTRODUCTION: Globally, prosecutions for non-disclosure, exposure or transmission of HIV frequently relate to sexual activity, biting, or spitting. This includes instances in which no harm was intended, HIV transmission did not occur, and HIV transmission was extremely unlikely or not possible. This suggests prosecutions are not always guided by the best available scientific and medical […]
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Limited cross-border infections in patients newly diagnosed with HIV in Europe

  • Autores: Abecasis AB, Albert J, Åsjö B, Balotta C, Beshkov D, Camacho RJ, Clotet B, Coughlan S, De Wit S, Frentz D, Griskevicius A, Grossman Z, Hamouda O, Horban A, Jørgensen LB, Kolupajeva T, Korn K, Kostrikis LG, Kücherer C, Liitsola K, Linka M, Nielsen C, Otelea D, Paraskevis D, Paredes R, Poljak M, Schmit JC, Sönnerborg A, Staneková D, Stanojevic M, Struck D, Vandamme AM, Wensing AMJ
  • Ano de Publicação: 2013
  • Journal: Retrovirology
  • Link: http://www.retrovirology.com/content/10/1/36

International travel plays a role in the spread of HIV-1 across Europe. It is, however, not known whether international travel is more important for spread of the epidemic as compared to endogenous infections within single countries. In this study, phylogenetic associations among HIV of newly diagnosed patients were determined across Europe.
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Treatment-associated polymorphisms in protease are significantly associated with higher viral load and lower CD4 count in newly diagnosed drug-naive HIV-1 infected patients.

  • Autores: Albert J, Åsjö B, Balotta C, Boucher CA, Bruckova M, Camacho RJ, Clotet B, Coughlan S, Deforche K, Grossman Z, Hamouda O, Horban A, Korn K, Kostrikis LG, Kücherer C, Libin P, Liitsola K, Nielsen C, Paraskevis D, Poljak M, Puchhammer-Stöckl E, Riva C, Ruiz L, Schmit JC, Schuurman R, Sönnerborg A, SPREAD-programme, Staneková D, Stanojevic M, Struck D, Theys K, Van de Vijver DA, Van Laethem K, Vandamme AM, Vercauteren J, Wensing AMJ
  • Journal: Retrovirology
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Treatment-associated+polymorphisms+in+protease+are+significantly+associated+with+higher+viral+load+and+lower+CD4+count+in+newly+diagnosed+drug-naive+HIV-1+infected+patients

BACKGROUND:
The effect of drug resistance transmission on disease progression in the newly infected patient is not well understood. Major drug resistance mutations severely impair viral fitness in a drug free environment, and therefore are expected to revert quickly. Compensatory mutations, often already polymorphic in wild-type viruses, do not tend to revert after transmission.
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Science in court: the myth of HIV fingerprinting.

  • Autores: Abecasis AB, Albert J, Geretti AM, Power L, Vandamme AM, Weait M
  • Journal: The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1473309910702838?np=y

An Editorial in Nature has emphasised the importance of proper scientific validation of forensic methods before their use in court. Classic fingerprinting, DNA fingerprinting, and brain imaging were discussed, and several cases of doubtful interpretation of forensic evidence with potentially incorrect conviction or exoneration of suspects were indicated.
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HIV-1 sub- type distribution and its demographic determinants in newly diagnosed patients in Europe suggest highly compartmentalized epidemics

  • Autores: Abecasis AB, Albert J, Åsjö B, Balotta C, Beshkov D, Boucher CA, Camacho RJ, Clotet B, De Gascun C, Griskevicius A, Grossman Z, Hamouda O, Horban A, Kolupajeva T, Korn K, Kostrikis LG, Kücherer C, Liitsola K, Linka M, Nielsen C, Otelea D, Paraskevis D, Paredes R, Poljak M, Puchhammer-Stöckl E, Schmit JC, Sönnerborg A, Staneková D, Stanojevic M, Struck D, Theys K, Van de Vijver DMC, Vandamme AM, Vercauteren J, Wensing AMJ
  • Ano de Publicação: 2013
  • Journal: Retrovirology
  • Link: http://www.retrovirology.com/content/10/1/7

Understanding HIV-1 subtype distribution and epidemiology can assist preventive measures and clinical decisions. Sequence variation may affect antiviral drug resistance development, disease progression, evolutionary rates and transmission routes.
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