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Molecular characterisation of hepatitis B virus in HIV-1 subtype C infected patients in Botswana

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Infectious Diseases, August 2015
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Title
Molecular characterisation of hepatitis B virus in HIV-1 subtype C infected patients in Botswana
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BMC Infectious Diseases, August 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12879-015-1096-4
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Motswedi Anderson, Simani Gaseitsiwe, Sikhulile Moyo, Matthijs J. C. Wessels, Terence Mohammed, Theresa K. Sebunya, Eleanor A. Powell, Joseph Makhema, Jason T. Blackard, Richard Marlink, Max Essex, Rosemary M. Musonda

Abstract

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major global health problem especially in sub-Saharan Africa and in East Asia. Ten hepatitis B virus genotypes have been described that differ by geographic distribution, disease progression, and response to treatment. Escape mutations within the surface open reading frame (ORF) affect HBV antigenicity leading to failures in diagnosis, vaccine and hepatitis B immunoglobulin therapy. However, the molecular characteristics of HBV in Botswana, a highly endemic country, are unknown. We describe the molecular characteristics of HBV and prevalence of escape mutants among HIV/HBV coinfected individuals Botswana. DNA was extracted from archived plasma samples from 81 HIV/HBV co-infected participants from various clinical studies at the Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership. A 415 base pair (bp) fragment of the polymerase gene was amplified by semi-nested PCR. In a subset of samples, a 2100 bp fragment was amplified. The PCR product was genotyped using Big Dye sequencing chemistry and the sequences were analysed for genotypes and mutations. Of the 81 samples included, 70 (86 %) samples were successfully genotyped. Genotype A was found in 56 (80 %) participants, D in 13 (18.6 %), and 1 (1.4 %) was genotype E. Escape mutations previously linked with failure of diagnosis or escaping active vaccination and passive immunoglobulin therapy were detected in 12 (17.1 %) participants at positions 100, 119, 122, 123, 124, 126, 129, 130, 133, 134 and 140 of the S ORF. Genotypes and escape mutations were not significantly associated with aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and AST platelet ratio index (APRI). Genotypes A, D and E were found in this cohort of HIV coinfected patients in Botswana, consistent with the findings from the sub-Saharan Africa region. Some escape mutations which have previously been associated with diagnosis failure, escaping vaccine and immunoglobulin therapy were also observed and are important in guiding future policies related to vaccine implementation, therapeutic guidelines, and diagnostic guidelines. They are also important for identifying patients who are at an increased risk of disease progression and to choose optimal therapy. Future research should focus on determining the clinical significance of the different HBV genotypes and mutations found in this population.

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Unknown 69 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 12 17%
Researcher 11 16%
Student > Bachelor 9 13%
Student > Postgraduate 5 7%
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 7%
Other 12 17%
Unknown 15 22%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 17 25%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 12%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 7 10%
Immunology and Microbiology 6 9%
Nursing and Health Professions 4 6%
Other 7 10%
Unknown 20 29%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 August 2015.
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#7,443,558
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#2,405
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Infectious Diseases
#53
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