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ArticleIntestinal research2018

Distribution of cytomegalovirus genotypes among ulcerative colitis patients in Okinawa, Japan.

Saifun Nahar, Akira Hokama, Atsushi Iraha, Tetsuya Ohira, Tetsu Kinjo, Tetsuo Hirata, Takeshi Kinjo, Gretchen L Parrott, Jiro Fujita

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Saifun NaharDepartment of Infectious, Respiratory, and Digestive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.
Akira HokamaDepartment of Endoscopy, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.
Atsushi IrahaDepartment of Endoscopy, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.
Tetsuya OhiraDepartment of Endoscopy, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.
Tetsu KinjoDepartment of Endoscopy, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.
Tetsuo HirataDepartment of Infectious, Respiratory, and Digestive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.
Takeshi KinjoDepartment of Infectious, Respiratory, and Digestive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.
Gretchen L ParrottDepartment of Infectious, Respiratory, and Digestive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.
Jiro FujitaDepartment of Infectious, Respiratory, and Digestive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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aimsTo determine the prevalence of glycoprotein B (gB), glycoprotein N (gN), and glycoprotein H (gH) genotypes of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) superimposed on ulcerative colitis (UC) patients in Japan.

methodsFour archived stool samples and 7-archived extracted DNA from stool samples of 11 UC patients with positive multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) results for HCMV were used UL55 gene encoding gB, UL73 gene encoding gN, and UL75 gene encoding gH were identified by PCR. Genotypes of gB and glycoprotein N were determined by sequencing.

resultsAmong 11 samples, 8 samples were amplified through PCR. gB, gN, and gH genotypes were successfully detected in 3 of 8 (37.5%), 4 of 8 (50%), and 8 of 8 (100%), respectively. The distribution of gB and gN genotypes analyzed through phylogenetic analysis were as follows: gB1 (2/3, 66.7%), gB3 (1/3, 33.3%), gN3a (2/4, 50%), and gN3b (2/4, 50%). Other gB genotypes (gB2 and gB4) and gN genotypes (gN1, gN2, and gN4) were not detected in this study. Out of successfully amplified 8 samples of gH genotype, gH1 and gH2 were distributed in 12.5% and 75% samples, respectively. Only 1 sample revealed mixed infection of gH genotype. The distribution of gH1 and gH2 differed significantly (1:6,

conclusionsIn this study, gB1, gN3, and gH2 gene were determined as the most frequently observed genotypes in UC patients, which suggest that there might be an association between these genotypes of HCMV and UC.

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Colitis, ulcerativeCytomegalovirusGenotypePolymerase chain reaction

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