简介：Objective:Todetecttheactivatedexpressionoftelomeraseincondylomaacuminatalesionsinlow-risk(6/11)andhigh-risk(16/18)humanpapillomavirus(HPV)infectionandexaminetheroleplayedbytelomeraseintheoccurrence,developmentandcarcinomatouschangeofcondylomaacuminata.Methods:AssayingtheexpressionoftelomeraseandthetypeofHPVindamagedskinof42CApatientsandnormalskinof30healthycontrolindividualsthroughtelomeraserepeatamplificationprotocol(TRAP)andpolymerasechainreaction(PCR).Results:Inallthenormalskincontrols,PCRforHPVwasnegativeandonly16.7%ofsampleswerepositiveforTLMAexpression;inCAlesions,HPVtestingwaspositiveinall(32caseswerelow-risk,3werehigh-risk,and7wereofmixedtype)andallwerepositiveforTLMAexpression.Conclusion:TLMAmaybeactivatedbyHPVinfection,andinturncausethehyperplasiaofepidermalcells.ItwasalsoindicatedthatHPV,especiallyhighrisktypes,canactivateTLMA.TheactivationofTLMAmayplayanimportantroleinabnormalhyperplasiaandcarcinomatouschangesinCAlesions.

简介：Objectives:ToprobesomemoreimportantfactorsaffectingtheHIVepidemicbysurveyingtherelationshipbetweenAIDShighriskbehaviorsandchildhoodstatus,attitude/perceptiontogenderofmale/sexorientationandrareexperiences/Psy-chologyamongChinesegays.Methods:Datawerecollectedfrom240Chinesegayswhowereattractedbytheirsamegender.Results:TheextentofsexamongMainlandChinagaysissimilartothatofindustrializedcountries,andbehaviorsthatexacerbatetheHIVepidemicareuniversal.Perceptions“beingagirlisbetter”,“Disliketoyslikeswordsorpistolsinearlychildhoodwerepredictorstopassiveanalintercourseinadulthood.Thosegaymenwhobegansexualintercourseyoungerthan16yearsoldtendedtohavemoresexpartnersandsufferedmorepain.Thosedislikedgenderofmaleorself-regardedasfemaletendedtohavemorepassiveanalintercourseandrelatedtochildhoodcross-genderexperience/psychologywhilethosewereraisedasgirlsbytheirparentsdidnottakeontheabovecharacters.Individualswhoexperiencedsexcoercionanddrugabusewerethetwosubgroupswiththegreatesthigh-riskbehaviors.Individualswhohadsexwithfemaleshadthegreatestnumberofmalesexpartnersandweremorepronetogroupsex.Individualswithpedophiliaorgerontophiliahadmorecasualsexpartners.PsychologicalproblemsencounteredbyChinesegaysrelatedtosuicideattemptsandcommitment.Conclusions:TheprospectofanextensiveAIDSepidemicamongChinesegaysdoesexistandsomesubgroupsofgaysplaymoreimportantrolesintheepidemic.Somehighriskbehaviorsamongadultgayscanbeforeseenexplicitlybythepredictorstakingoninchildhood,andcloselyrelatetoattitude/perception,togenderofmale,tosomerareexperience/psychology.

简介：Objectives:TodescribeandanalyzeHIV/AIDS/STD-relatedhighriskbehaviorsandaffectingfactorsofmenwhohavesexwithmen(MSM)inmainlandChina~Methods:426self-administeredorinterview-basedquestionnairescollectedfromMSMwereanalyzedwithSPSSorSASSystems.Results:OftheMSM,four-fifthshadengagedinoral-genitalintercourse,abouthalfhadengagedinanalintercourse,andinthepastyearmorethantwo-fifthshadcasualsexualpartner(s).Veryfewmaintainedmonogamoussexualrelationships,andnearlyhalfalsohadintercoursewithwomen.Onefourthhadpreviouslybeendiagnosedwithavenerealdiseases.OneHIV+individualwasfoundamongthe40whoreportedhavingbeentestedforHIV.Onlytwomenconsistentlyusedcondomsamongtheone-thirdwhohadeverusedcondoms,despitealmostuniversalknowledgeofHIVanditstransmission.Conclusions:MSMinmainlandChinaareverysexuallyactive,highlightingthepossibilityofaseriousHIVepidemicthatmaybedirectlyspreadtothefemalepopulation.However,AIDSinterventionstargetingMSMfacesevereobstructionsresultingfromculturalbiasandotherfactors.

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简介：Objective:Theaiminthisstudywastoidentifytheallelicfrequenciesofthechemokine(SDF1-3'A)andchemokinereceptor(CCR5△32,CCR5m303andCCR2-64I)genesresistanttoHIV-1infectionand/ordiseaseprogressioninindigenousChinesepopulations.Methods:ByusingQIAampDNABloodMiniKit,thegenomicDNAsampleswerepurifiedfromwholeperipheralbloodofhealthyindividuals(n=2067)fromHan,Uygur,MongolianandTibetanethnicgroups,aswellasHanpatientsincludingHIV-1carriers(n=330),patientswithothersexuallytransmitteddiseases(STDs,n=259)andintravenousdrugusers(IVDUs,n=125).TheallelicpolymorphismswereidentifiedbymeansofPCRorPCR-RFLPanalyses.ThesequencesofrandomlyselectedamplifiedPCRproductswerefurtherconfirmedbydirectDNAsequencing.Results:Themutantfrequencieswereidentifiedtobe0%-3.48%forCCR5△32,0%forCCR5m303,19.15%-28.79%forCCR2-64and19.10%-28.73%forSDF1-3'Aalleles,respectively,inChinesehealthyindividualsfromfourethnicgroups.Ourfindingsindicatedtheallelicfrequenciesvaryamongthedifferentethnicgroups.Furthermore,theHIV-1carriers,STDcasesandIVDUs(allofHanethnicity)werefoundtohavetheallelicfrequenciesof0%-0.19%(CCR5A32),0%(CCR5m303),19.31%-20.45%(CCR2-64)and25.61%-26.83%(SDF1-3'A)withminorvariationsintheirfrequenciesbetweenthepatientsandhealthyHangroups.TherewasnoCCR5-m303mutationfoundinanysubjectinthisstudy.Conclusion:TheexaminedsubjectsoffourChineseethnicoriginsshowedlowerfrequenciesofCCR5A32andCCR5m303alleles,buthigherfrequenciesofmutantCCR264IandSDF1-3'Aallelescomparedtothoseidentifiedinnorthern-EuropeanandAmericanCaucasians.ThesignificanceofthedifferentfrequenciesandpolymorphismsoftheaboveallelesinChinesepopulationsneedstobefurtherexaminedinHIV-1/AIDSdiseases.