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ArticleThe Indian journal of medical research2015

Molecular characterization of hepatitis A virus strains in a tertiary care health set up in north western India.

Mini Pritam Singh, Manasi Majumdar, Babu Ram Thapa, Puneet Kumar Gupta, Jasmine Khurana, Bimal Budhathoki, Radha Kanta Ratho

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Article in The Indian journal of medical research, 2015. 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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Mini Pritam SinghDepartment of Virology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India.
Manasi Majumdar
Babu Ram Thapa
Puneet Kumar Gupta
Jasmine Khurana
Bimal Budhathoki
Radha Kanta Ratho
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND &

objectivesHepatitis A virus usually causes acute viral hepatitis (AVH) in the paediatric age group with a recent shift in age distribution and disease manifestations like acute liver failure (ALF). This has been attributed to mutations in 5'non-translated region (5'NTR) which affects the viral multiplication. The present study was aimed to carry out the molecular detection and phylogenetic analysis of hepatitis A virus strains circulating in north western India.

methodsSerum samples from in patients and those attending out patient department of Pediatric Gastroenterology in a tertiary care hospital in north India during 2007-2011 with clinically suspected AVH were tested for anti-hepatitis A virus (HAV) IgM antibodies. Acute phase serum samples were subjected to nested PCR targeting the 5'NTR region followed by sequencing of the representative strains.

resultsA total of 1334 samples were tested, 290 (21.7%) were positive for anti-HAV IgM antibody. Of these, 78 serum samples (< 7 days old) were subjected to PCR and 47.4% (37/78) samples showed the presence of HAV RNA. Children < 15 yr of age accounted for majority (94%) of cases with highest seropositivity during rainy season. Sequencing of 15 representative strains was carried out and the circulating genotype was found to be III A. The nucleotide sequences showed high homology among the strains with a variation ranging from 0.1-1 per cent over the years. An important substitution of G to A at 324 position was shown by both AVH and ALF strains. The cumulative substitution in AVH strains Vs ALF strains as compared to GBM, Indian and prototype strain in the 200-500 region of 5' NTR was comparable. INTERPRETATION &

conclusionOur results showed hepatitis A still a disease of children with III A as a circulating genotype in this region. The mutations at 5'NTR region warrant further analysis as these affect the structure of internal ribosomal entry site which is important for viral replication.

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5' Untranslated RegionsAntibodies, ViralChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGenotypeHepatitis AHepatitis A virusHumansImmunoglobulin MIndiaMaleMutationPhylogenyTertiary Health Care5' Untranslated RegionsAntibodies, ViralImmunoglobulin M

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