Incidence of HBV variants with a mutation at nt551 among hepatitis B patients in Nanjing and its neighbourhood |
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Authors: | Ma Chun-Ling Fang De-Xing Yao Kun Li Fa-Qing Jin Hui-Ying Li Su-Qin Tan Wei-Guo |
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Affiliation: | 1. Huadong Research Institute for Medical Biotechnics, Nanjing 210002, Jiangsu Province, China 2. Microbiology and Immunology Department, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China |
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Abstract: | AIM: To investigate the epidemiology of hepatitis B virus (HBV) strains with a mutation at nt551 in surface gene among hepatitis B patients in Nanjing and its neighbourhood. METHODS: By using mutation-specific polymerase chain reaction (msPCR) established by our laboratory for amplifying HBV DNAs with a mutation at nt551, 117 serum samples taken from hepatitis B patients were detected. RESULTS: The results showed that 112 samples were positive for nt551A, 4 samples were positive for nt551G. One sample was positive for nt551T. No nt551C of HBV DNA was found. The incidence of HBsAg mutants with G, C, T, A at nt551 among 117 samples was 3.42%, 0%, 0.85%, 95.73%, respectively. CONCLUSION: In Nanjing and its neighbourhood, hepatitis B patients are mainly infected with wild genotype HBV. The incidence of mutants with a mutation at nt551 in HBV genome is significantly lower than that in wild genotype HBV DNA (P<0.01). The necessity of adding components of HBsAg mutants to HBV vaccine needs further investigation. |
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Keywords: | Hepatitis B Hepatitis B virus nt551 Mutation |
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