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Basic Characteristics of Mutations
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Mutation Site
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S143T |
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Mutation Site Sentence
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The global prevalence of the major hydrophilic region variants was 12.1%, with substitution S143L/T as the most frequent (4%). |
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Mutation Level
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Amino acid level |
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Mutation Type
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Nonsynonymous substitution |
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Gene/Protein/Region
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S |
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Standardized Encoding Gene
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S
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Genotype/Subtype
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D |
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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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- |
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Treatment
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- |
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Location
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Tunis |
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Literature Information
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PMID
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27544241
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Title
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Naturally Occurring Surface Antigen Variants of Hepatitis B Virus in Tunisian Patients
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Author
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Chaouch H,Taffon S,Villano U,Equestre M,Bruni R,Belhadj M,Hannachi N,Aouni M,Letaief A,Ciccaglione AR
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Journal
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Intervirology
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Journal Info
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2016;59(1):36-47
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Abstract
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In Tunisia, the prevalence of naturally occurring surface (S) gene variants of hepatitis B virus (HBV) has not been determined. In the present study, the prevalence of these variants was examined in terms of the clinical and viral state in a series of 99 Tunisian patients with HBV infection. The S genes were amplified and directly sequenced. Genotype D was predominant (98%), 40.4% isolates belonged to subgenotypes D7 and 1 to subgenotype D2. The most common subtype was ayw2 (95.9%). In total, 60.6% of the studied strains harbored S mutations. Several novel mutation patterns were detected. Interestingly, the presence of S mutations was significantly correlated with the D7 subgenotype, low HBV DNA and advancing age (>/=35 years), and tended to be higher in liver cirrhosis than in chronic infection. The global prevalence of the major hydrophilic region variants was 12.1%, with substitution S143L/T as the most frequent (4%). Only 33.9% of S substitutions produced amino acid changes in the polymerase gene. In conclusion, a high prevalence of naturally occurring HBsAg variants was observed among Tunisian HBV carriers. Natural viral variability in a geographical region and duration of infection are among the major factors associated with the occurrence of S mutations.
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Sequence Data
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-
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