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Basic Characteristics of Mutations
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Mutation Site
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G1888A |
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Mutation Site Sentence
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Table 4. Frequency of other clinically relevant mutations in the PC region of HBV genomes isolated from individuals with chronic hepatitis B from Espírito Santo State, Brazil, and its association with demographic, clinical, and other virological characteristics. |
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Mutation Level
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Nucleotide level |
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Mutation Type
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Synonymous substitution |
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Gene/Protein/Region
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PreC |
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Standardized Encoding Gene
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C
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Genotype/Subtype
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D;A |
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Viral Reference
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-
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Functional Impact and Mechanisms
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Disease
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Hepatitis B, Chronic
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Immune
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Y |
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Target Gene
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-
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Clinical and Epidemiological Correlations
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Clinical Information
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Y |
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Treatment
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- |
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Location
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Brazil |
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Literature Information
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PMID
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38140580
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Title
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Core Promoter and Pre-Core Variants of the Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Are Frequent in Chronic Hepatitis B HBeAg-Negative Patients Infected by Genotypes A and D
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Author
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Reuter T,Gomes-Gouvea MS,Chuffi S,Duque UH,Perini W,Azevedo RS,Pinho JRR
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Journal
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Viruses
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Journal Info
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2023 Nov 29;15(12):2339
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Abstract
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In Brazil, hepatitis B virus endemicity is low, moderate, or high in some areas, such as Espirito Santo State in the southeast region. In this study, we intend to characterize the basal core promoter (BCP) and pre-core region (PC) variants and their association with clinical/epidemiological disease patterns in patients infected with genotypes A and D. The study included 116 chronic hepatitis B patients from Espirito Santo State, Southeast Brazil, infected with genotypes A and D. Basal core promoter (BCP) and pre-core mutations were analyzed in these patients. The frequency of BCP and PC mutations was compared with age, HBeAg status, HBV genotype and subgenotype, HBV-DNA level, clinical classification, and transmission route. HBeAg-negative status was found in 101 (87.1%) patients: 87 (75.0%) were infected with genotype A (A1 = 85; A2 = 2) and 29 (25.0%) were infected with genotype D (D3 = 24; D4 = 3; D2 = 2). BCP + PC variants altogether were more frequent (48.1%) in genotype D than in genotype A strains (6.0%) (p < 0.001). When this evaluation was performed considering the cases that presented only the A1762T and/or G1764A (BCP) mutations, it was observed that the frequency was higher in genotype A (67.5%) compared to genotype D (7.4%) (p < 0.001). On the other hand, considering the samples with mutations only in positions G1896A and/or G1899A (PC), the frequency was higher in genotype D (75.8%) than in genotype A (6.9%) (p < 0.001). Interestingly, HBV DNA was lower than 2000 IU/mL especially when both BCP/PC mutations were present (p < 0.001) or when only PC mutations were detected (p = 0.047), reinforcing their role in viral replication.
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Sequence Data
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