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ArticleScientific reports2018

First detection of human hepegivirus-1 (HHpgV-1) in Iranian patients with hemophilia.

Yazdan Bijvand, Mohammad Reza Aghasadeghi, Fatemeh Sakhaee, Parviz Pakzad, Farzam Vaziri, Alireza Azizi Saraji, Fatemeh Rahimi Jamnani, Seyed Davar Siadat, Abolfazl Fateh

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yazdan BijvandDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Reza AghasadeghiHepatitis and AIDS Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Fatemeh SakhaeeDepartment of Mycobacteriology and Pulmonary Research, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Parviz PakzadDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Farzam VaziriDepartment of Mycobacteriology and Pulmonary Research, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Alireza Azizi SarajiIranian Comprehensive Hemophilia Care Center, Tehran, Iran.
Fatemeh Rahimi JamnaniDepartment of Mycobacteriology and Pulmonary Research, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Seyed Davar SiadatDepartment of Mycobacteriology and Pulmonary Research, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Abolfazl FatehDepartment of Mycobacteriology and Pulmonary Research, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran. afateh2@gmail.com.
Pasteur Institute of Iran · IRIslamic Azad University North Tehran Branch · IRHemophilia Center of Iran · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A novel blood-borne virus called the human hepegivirus 1 (HHpgV-1) was recently discovered in hemophilia patients. The present study aimed to investigate the presence of HHpgV-1 in hemophilia patients. A total of 436 serum samples were investigated for the presence of hepatitis C virus (HCV), human pegivirus-1 (HPgV-1), torque teno virus (TTV), and HHpgV-1. Out of the 436 patients, 163 (37.4%), 19 (4.4%), 76 (17.4%), and four (0.9%) patients were positive for HCV, HPgV-1, TTV, and HHpgV-1, respectively. HHpgV-1 patients had a mean viral load of 4.9 ± 0.3 log RNA copies/mL and were co-infected with HCV-1a, HPgV-1, and TTV. Moreover, three HHpgV-1-positive patients exhibited stage F0 liver fibrosis. HCV viral load in HHpgV-1-positive patients was lower than those of HHpgV-1-negative patients. Results also revealed that co-infection of HHpgV-1 with HPgV-1 and HCV may play a protective role in patients with chronic HCV. In conclusion, we detected a low frequency of HHpgV-1 infection in hemophilia patients, and results suggested that HHpgV-1 infection was correlated with the presence of other blood-borne viruses and is likely to also correlate with low HCV viral load and reduced severity of liver disease. Additional studies are required to further investigate the clinical importance of HHpgV-1.

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AdultBlood-Borne PathogensBlood TransfusionCoinfectionFemaleFlaviviridaeFlaviviridae InfectionsHemophilia AHepatitis CHumansIranMalePrevalenceViral LoadYoung Adult

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PMID29568043
PMCPMC5864744
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