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ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2023

Circulation of HDV Genotypes in Brazil: Identification of a Putative Novel HDV-8 Subgenotype.

Francisco C A Mello, Tairine M Barros, Giovana P Angelice, Vanessa D Costa, Vinicius M Mello, Maria Inês M C Pardini, Elisabeth Lampe, Barbara V Lago, Livia M Villar

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Article in Microbiology spectrum, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Francisco C A Mello *Laboratório de Hepatites Virais, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4561-4332
Tairine M Barros *Laboratório de Hepatites Virais, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Giovana P AngeliceLaboratório de Hepatites Virais, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Vanessa D CostaLaboratório de Hepatites Virais, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Vinicius M MelloLaboratório de Hepatites Virais, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Maria Inês M C PardiniUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Medicina (FMB), Divisão Hemocentro, Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Campus de Botucatu, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
Elisabeth LampeLaboratório de Hepatites Virais, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Barbara V LagoLaboratório de Hepatites Virais, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9173-6309
Livia M VillarLaboratório de Hepatites Virais, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz · BRUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatitis D virus (HDV) is classified into 8 genotypes (1 to 8) and several subgenotypes. In Brazil, HDV-3 and HDV-1 predominate; however, most of the diagnosis efforts and molecular studies are directed to the area of endemicity of the Amazon Basin. Here, we determined the molecular epidemiological profile of circulating HDV in Brazilian HBsAg-positive patients between 2013 and 2015 in areas of endemicity and non-areas of endemicity. From 38 anti-HDV-positive individuals, 13 (34.2%) had detectable HDV-RNA and 11 (28.9%) were successfully sequenced. Partial HDAg (~320 nt) sequencing followed by phylogenetic analysis with reference sequences resulted in the identification of HDV-3 (9/11; 81.8%), HDV-5 (1/11; 9.1%), and HDV-8 (1/11; 9.1%). Most HDV-3 samples (8/9; 88.9%) were found in the endemic North region, while one was found in Central-West Brazil, a non-area of endemicity. HDV-5 and 8, genotypes native from African countries, were found in São Paulo, a cosmopolitan city from Southeast Brazil with a high circulation of immigrants. Phylogenetic analysis of HDV-8 strains indicated that the sample determined in our study, along with previously reported sequences from Brazil, formed a highly supported monophyletic clade, likely representing a putative novel HDV-8 subgenotype.

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Hepatitis B virusHepatitis Delta VirusBrazilGenotypeHumansPhylogenyRNA, ViralSequence Analysis, DNARNA, ViralBrazilgenotypeHDVHDV-8 subgenotype

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PMID37074189
PMCPMC10269522
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