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ArticlePloS one2017

Whole-gene analysis of two groups of hepatitis B virus C/D inter-genotype recombinant strains isolated in Tibet, China.

Tiezhu Liu, Fuzhen Wang, Shuang Zhang, Feng Wang, Qingling Meng, Guomin Zhang, Fuqiang Cui, Dorji Dunzhu, Wenjiao Yin, Shengli Bi and 1 more

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Tiezhu LiuNational Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Fuzhen WangNational Immunization Program, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Shuang ZhangNational Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Feng WangNational Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Qingling MengNational Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Guomin ZhangNational Immunization Program, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Fuqiang CuiNational Immunization Program, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Dorji DunzhuTibetan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Lhasa, Tibet, China.
Wenjiao YinNational Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Shengli BiNational Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Liping ShenNational Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0450-8277

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tibet is a highly hepatitis B virus (HBV) endemic area. Two types of C/D recombinant HBV are commonly isolated in Tibet and have been previously described. In an effort to better understand the molecular characteristic of these C/D recombinant strains from Tibet, we undertook a multistage random sampling project to collect HBsAg positive samples. Molecular epidemiological and bio-informational technologies were used to analyze the characteristics of the sequences found in this study. There were 60 samples enrolled in the survey, and we obtained 19 whole-genome sequences. 19 samples were all C/D recombinant, and could be divided into two sub-types named C/D1 and C/D2 according to the differences in the location of the recombinant breakpoint. The recombination breakpoint of the 10 strains belonging to the C/D1 sub-type was located at nt750, while the 9 stains belonging to C/D2 had their recombination break point at nt1530. According to whole-genome sequence analysis, the 19 identified strains belong to genotype C, but the nucleotide distance was more than 5% between the 19 strains and sub-genotypes C1 to C15. The distance between C/D1with C2 was 5.8±2.1%, while the distance between C/D2 with C2 was 6.4±2.1%. The parental strain was most likely sub-genotype C2. C/D1 strains were all collected in the middle and northern areas of Tibet including Lhasa, Linzhi and Ali, while C/D2 was predominant in Shannan in southern Tibet. This indicates that the two recombinant genotypes are regionally distributed in Tibet. These results provide important information for the study of special HBV recombination events, gene features, virus evolution, and the control and prevention policy of HBV in Tibet.

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DNA, ViralGenome, ViralHepatitis BHepatitis B virusHumansTibetDNA, Viral

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PMID28654691
PMCPMC5487078

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