Distribution and characteristics of hepatitis B virus genotypes in Uighur patients with chronic hepatitis B in Xinjiang province of China / 中华肝脏病杂志
Chinese Journal of Hepatology
; (12): 241-244, 2007.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study genotype distribution and the characteristics of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Uighur patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) in Xinjiang, China.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Type specific primers and PCR were used to detect the HBV genotypes of 127 Uighur CHB patients in Xinjiang. Genotyping results were confirmed by PCR product sequencing.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Among the 127 patients, the proportions of genotype D, B, C and B/D, C/D, B/C/D were 39.4% (50/127), 22.0% (28/127), 16.5% (21/127) and 9.4% (12/127), 8.7% (11/127) and 3.9% (5/127), respectively. The distribution of the HBV genotypes showed no significant differences between male and female patients (x2 = 8.058, P > 0.05), between HBeAg positive and negative patients (x2 = 6.033, P > 0.05), and between patients of different ages (x2 = 3.137, P > 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Genotype D HBV is predominant in Uighur patients with chronic hepatitis B in Xinjiang. The distribution of various HBV genotypes shows no significant differences between these Uighur patients with different HBeAg positivity, sex and age.</p>
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Main subject:
Virology
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DNA, Viral
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China
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Hepatitis B virus
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Epidemiology
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Genome, Viral
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Hepatitis B, Chronic
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Genetics
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Genotype
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Hepatology
Year:
2007
Document type:
Article