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Trial reportPloS one2014

Characterization of hepatitis C virus genotypes by direct sequencing of HCV 5'UTR region of isolates from Saudi Arabia.

Medhat K Shier, Mohammad S El-Wetidy, Hebatallah H Ali, Mohammad M Al-Qattan

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Trial report in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Association of genotypes with viral load and biochemical markers in HCV-infected Sindhi patients.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology]
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Medhat K ShierCollege of Medicine Research Center, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad S El-WetidyCollege of Medicine Research Center, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Hebatallah H AliCollege of Medicine Research Center, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad M Al-QattanCollege of Medicine Research Center, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The current study was designed to determine the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) genotypes in a representative sample of HCV chronically infected patients in Saudi Arabia. All HCV isolates were genotyped by sequencing of the 5'UTR region and newly identified HCV isolates were identified. Specific universal primers targeting 5'UTR region were used for both amplification and sequencing of all isolates that resulted in 244 bp fragment which represent about 80% of 5'UTR region. Most of HCV isolates in this study were genotype 4 (76.4%) where only few isolates were recognized as genotype 1 (19.6%). All results were compared to HCV reference sequences from LOS ALAMOS HCV database, considering only the complete full genomes for the main phylogenetic analysis. Sequences that showed maximum identity (98% -100%) were selected. Most isolates were identical with HCV genotype 4 references. Some isolates were similar to different subtypes of HCV genotypes 4, 1 and 6. Phylogenetic analysis showed resemblance of most isolates to similar ones from the Far East, North America and Egypt. Using sequence Weblogo, Alignment analysis of isolated HCV genotypes 4 and 1 showed 92% and 95.5% nucleotide conservation, respectively. There was no predominant nucleotide in the varied sites, in both genotypes. All isolated sequences were submitted to GenBank database.

Indexed as

5' Untranslated RegionsGenotypeSequence Analysis, RNAAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBase SequenceDatabases, Nucleic AcidFemaleHepacivirusHepatitis C, ChronicHumansMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataPhylogeny5' Untranslated RegionsRNA, Viral

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PMID25099694
PMCPMC4123900

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