Genetic variability in the 5' UTR and NS5A regions of hepatitis C virus RNA isolated from non-responding and responding patients with chronic HCV genotype 1 infection
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 103(6): 611-614, Sept. 2008. ilus, tab
Article
in English
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| ID: lil-495739
Responsible library:
BR1.1
ABSTRACT
Sequence variation among different hepatitis C virus (HCV) isolates has adaptive significance and reflects the modes and intensities of selection mechanisms operating on the virus. In this work, we sought to investigate using classical population genetics parameters, the genetic variability of HCV genotype 1 using the 5' UTR and NS5A regions from treatment non-responding and responding groups of patients. Both regions showed low genetic varia-bility and the 5' UTR showed neutral deviation. No differences were observed in the nonsynonymous/synonymous nucleotide substitution ratio among groups for NS5A. The analysis of molecular variance test of the 5' UTR region showed an 11.94 percent variation among groups. Phylogenetic analysis showed no correlation between sequence variations and therapeutic responses.
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Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Genetic Variation
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Viral Nonstructural Proteins
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Hepacivirus
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Hepatitis C, Chronic
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
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Project document
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Fiocruz/BR
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Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte/BR
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais/BR