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Medical AI Inquiry: You was designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.  Labels: BACKGROUND, OBJECTIVE, METHODS, RESULTS. Meshes: Adult, Aged, Biomarkers, Coinfection, Cytidine Deaminase, DNA Virus Infections, Female, Gene Deletion, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genotype, HIV Infections, Hepacivirus, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis C, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Minor Histocompatibility Antigens, Polymorphism, Genetic, Prevalence, Torque teno virus, Toxoplasma, Toxoplasmosis, Young Adult.
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Is the APOBEC3B deletion polymorphism associated with prevalence of hepatitis B virus , hepatitis C virus , Torque Teno virus , and Toxoplasma gondii co-infection among HIV-infected individuals? Context: Data regarding the influence of the APOBEC3B deletion on infectious diseases remain limited and shown discrepancies. To characterize the APOBEC3B deletion polymorphism status and its association with prevalence of co-infection with blood-borne pathogens in Indonesian HIV-infected individuals. A total of 597 HIV-positive blood samples were tested for the hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), Torque Teno virus (TTV), GB virus-C (GBV-C), and Toxoplasma gondii. Nucleic acid was extracted from plasma samples and used for the molecular detection of HIV RNA, HBV DNA, HCV RNA, TTV DNA, and GBV-C RNA, whereas HBsAg, anti-HCV, IgM and IgG anti-T. gondii were detected through serological testing. The APOBEC3B deletion polymorphism was genotyped by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The deletion genotype was associated with HCV viremia (p<0.001) as well as elevated IgG anti-T. gondii (adjusted OR [aOR]=3.4). The deletion genotype was also associated with decreased levels of HBsAg (aOR=0.03), and anti-HCV (aOR=0.1). D/D was frequently found in HIV-infected individuals with CD4+T cells<14% (aOR=5.8). The intact genotype was associated with a reduced likelihood of a CD4+T cell count<200 cells/μL (aOR=0.2) but a higher prevalence of TTV co-infection (aOR=8.6).
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The APOBEC3B deletion polymorphism was found to be associated with HBV, HCV, TTV, and T. gondii co-infection in Indonesian HIV-infected individuals. Final Decision: yes