Genotypes and genetic variability of hepatitis B virus

A Kramvis - Intervirology, 2014 - karger.com
Sequence heterogeneity is a feature of hepatitis B virus (HBV), the prototype member of the
family Hepadnaviridae. Based on an intergroup divergence of greater than 7.5% across the …

[HTML][HTML] Genotype E: the neglected genotype of hepatitis B virus

LAO Ingasia, CW Kinge, A Kramvis - World journal of hepatology, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatitis B virus (HBV)(sub) genotypes A1, D3 and E circulate in sub-Saharan Africa, the
region with one of the highest incidences of HBV-associated hepatocellular carcinoma …

Global and regional dispersal patterns of hepatitis B virus genotype E from and in Africa: A full-genome molecular analysis

LAO Ingasia, EG Kostaki, D Paraskevis, A Kramvis - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Description of the spatial characteristics of viral dispersal is important in understanding the
history of infections. Nine hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes (AI), and a putative 10th …

The Hepatitis B Virus Genotypes E to J: The Overlooked Genotypes

RM Toyé, CL Loureiro, RC Jaspe, F Zoulim, FH Pujol… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes E to J are understudied genotypes. Genotype E is found
almost exclusively in West Africa. Genotypes F and H are found in America and are rare in …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular characterization of the Hepatitis B virus genotypes in Colombia: a Bayesian inference on the genotype F

MVA Mora, CM Romano, MS Gomes-Gouvêa… - Infection, genetics and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Hepatitis B is a worldwide health problem affecting about 2 billion people and more than
350 million are chronic carriers of the virus. Nine HBV genotypes (A to I) have been …

Characterization of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes in patients from Rondonia, Brazil

AO Santos, MV Alvarado-Mora, L Botelho, DS Vieira… - Virology journal, 2010 - Springer
Abstract Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) can be classified into nine genotypes (AI)
defined by sequence divergence of more than 8% based on the complete genome. This …

Prevalence of genotypes and subtypes of hepatitis B viruses in Bangladeshi population

MA Rahman, F Hakim, M Ahmed, CR Ahsan, J Nessa… - SpringerPlus, 2016 - Springer
The genetic variability of hepatitis B virus (HBV) represents a challenge for the sensitivity of
immunologic and molecular based assays. Based on sequence divergences in the entire …

Advanced therapeutics, vaccinations, and precision medicine in the treatment and management of chronic hepatitis b viral infections; where are we and where are we …

GS Duraisamy, D Bhosale, I Lipenská, I Huvarova… - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
The management of chronic hepatitis B virus (CHB) infection is an area of massive unmet
clinical need worldwide. In spite of the development of powerful nucleoside/nucleotide …

[HTML][HTML] Excavating new facts from ancient Hepatitis B virus sequences

S Datta - Virology, 2020 - Elsevier
Recently, two independent studies discovered 15 ancient Hepatitis B virus (aHBV)
sequences, of which 7 dated back to the Neolithic age (NA) and the Bronze Age (BA). In the …

[HTML][HTML] Lower chronic hepatitis B in South Asia despite all odds: bucking the trend of other infectious diseases

P Puri, S Srivastava - Tropical Gastroenterology, 2012 - tropicalgastro.com
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a significant global health problem. As per
estimates of the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 2 billion people have …