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Programmes/ Projects Supported by ATF

2013

Programmes / Projects supported by the AIDS Trust Fund in January 2013

MSS 220 R
Application: A study of Pharmacogenomics for therapeutic and prognostic guidance towards HIV/AIDS patients co-infected with Hepatitis C virus (HCV) (Executive Summary submitted by the applicant)
Applicant: Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong
Objectives: The objectives of this programme are:-
  1. to develop laboratory expertise in HCV genotyping, viral load monitoring, and host genetic polymorphisms in IL-28B among HIV/HCV co-infected patients;
  2. to monitor HCV genotypes and prevalence of host polymorphisms of CC genotypes of IL-28B in association with therapeutic prognosis among HIV/HCV co-infected patients;
  3. to monitor drug-drug interactions and drug toxicities during the period of HIV and HCV therapy; and
  4. to build up a database on host and viral genomics as guidance for personalised regimen of HAART and anti-HCV therapy for HIV/HCV co-infections in Hong Kong.
Project Duration: April 2013 to March 2015
Contact Person: Dr. Yam Wing Cheong
Honorary Associate Professor
Department of Microbiology,
University Pathology Building,
Queen Mary Hospital Compound,
The University of Hong Kong,
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Telephone: 2855 4821
Fax: 2255 1241