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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2020

Investigation of immune escape-associated mutations of hepatitis B virus in patients harboring hepatitis B virus drug-resistance mutations.

Bi-Xia Huang, Yan Liu, Zhen-Ping Fan, Lan-Lan Si, Rong-Juan Chen, Jun Wang, Dan Luo, Fu-Sheng Wang, Dong-Ping Xu, Xin-Guang Liu

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Bi-Xia HuangGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Diagnostics/Institute of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, Guangdong Province, China.
Yan LiuInstitute of Infectious Diseases, the Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China.
Zhen-Ping FanInstitute of Infectious Diseases, the Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China.
Lan-Lan SiInstitute of Infectious Diseases, the Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China.
Rong-Juan ChenInstitute of Infectious Diseases, the Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China.
Jun WangInstitute of Infectious Diseases, the Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China.
Dan LuoDepartment of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China.
Fu-Sheng WangInstitute of Infectious Diseases, the Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China.
Dong-Ping XuInstitute of Infectious Diseases, the Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China. xudongping302@sina.com.
Xin-Guang LiuGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Diagnostics/Institute of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, Guangdong Province, China.
Chinese PLA General Hospital · CNNational Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIt is unclear whether immune escape-associated mutations in the major hydrophilic region of hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) are associated with nucleoside/nucleotide analog resistance.

aimTo evaluate the association between immune escape-associated mutations and nucleoside/nucleotide analog resistance mutations.

methodsIn total, 19440 patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection, who underwent resistance testing at the Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital between July 2007 and December 2017, were enrolled. As determined by sequence analysis, 6982 patients harbored a virus with resistance mutations and 12458 harbored a virus lacking resistance mutations. Phenotypic analyses were performed to evaluate HBsAg production, replication capacity, and drug-induced viral inhibition of patient-derived drug-resistant mutants with or without the coexistence of sA159V.

resultsThe rate of immune escape-associated mutation was significantly higher in 9 of the 39 analyzed mutation sites in patients with resistance mutations than in patients without resistance mutations. In particular, these mutations were sQ101H/K/R, sS114A/L/T, sT118A/K/M/R/S/V, sP120A/L/Q/S/T, sT/I126A/N/P/S, sM133I/L/T, sC137W/Y, sG145A/R, and sA159G/V. Among these, sA159V was detected in 1.95% (136/6982) of patients with resistance mutations and 1.08% (134/12,458) of patients lacking resistance mutations (

conclusionIn summary, we observed a close link between the increase in certain immune escape-associated mutations and the development of resistance mutations. sA159V might increase the fitness of LAM/ETV-resistant mutants under environmental pressure in some cases.

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Antiviral AgentsHepatitis B, ChronicDNA, ViralDrug Resistance, ViralHepatitis B virusHumansLamivudineMutationAntiviral AgentsDNA, ViralLamivudineDrug-resistance mutationHepatitis B surface antigenHepatitis B virusImmune escape-associated mutationMajor hydrophilic regionNucleoside/nucleotide analogs

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