| Molecular analysis of hepatitis B virus in Bulgaria. | |
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PMID: 23154875 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Hepatitis B virus infection is a global health problem. Based on the sequence divergence of the entire genome, hepatitis B virus has been classified into eight genotypes which have a characteristic geographic distribution. To date, no data are available on the molecular epidemiology of hepatitis B virus in Bulgaria. The aim of the present study was to reconstruct the epidemiological history of HBV genotypes/subgenotypes circulating in Bulgaria using a phylodynamic approach and a Bayesian statistical inference framework. Sequence analysis of the HBsAg/Reverse Transcriptase overlapping genomic regions revealed that D1 and A2 were the subgenotypes detected most frequently in the patients examined. The tMRCA estimations of the few HBV D1 Bulgarian significant clades dated back to 23-27 years ago, corresponding to the early 1980s. The HBV A2 Bulgarian sequences fell into two closely related supported clusters dated to 2003 and 1996 years, respectively, suggesting a more recent introduction of subgenotype A2 into Bulgaria. The study provides new information about the HBV subgenotypes in Bulgaria. J. Med. Virol. 85:49-54, 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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Massimo Ciccozzi; Muhammed Babakir-Mina; Alessandra Lo Presti; Romina Salpini; Eleonora Cella; Elena Gabanelli; Pavel Teoharov; Ani Kevorkyan; Carlo Federico Perno; Gianguglielmo Zehender; Marco Ciotti |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of medical virology Volume: 85 ISSN: 1096-9071 ISO Abbreviation: J. Med. Virol. Publication Date: 2013 Jan |
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Created Date: 2012-11-16 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7705876 Medline TA: J Med Virol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 49-54 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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Department of Infectious, Parasitic, and Immunomediated Disease, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy. |
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