Juveniles, young adults, and infants with hepatitis B virus infection : A genomic study

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Integration of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA into the human genome is recognized as an oncogenic factor and a barrier to hepatitis B cure. In the study, biopsy liver tissues were collected from adolescents and young adults with acute HBV infection younger than or equal to 35 years of age and from HBV-infected infant patients younger than or equal to 6 months of age. A high-throughput sequencing method was used to detect HBV DNA integration. Totally, 12 adolescents, young adults, and 6 infants were included. Among the 12 patients with acute HBV infection, immunohistochemical staining of intrahepatic hepatitis B surface antigen for all displayed negative results, and no HBV DNA integrants in the hepatocyte DNA were confirmed. All infant patients had elevated levels of alanine aminotransferase and high levels of serum HBV DNA. Numerous gene sites of hepatocyte DNA were integrated by HBV DNA for each infant patient, ranging from 120 to 430 integration sites. The fragile histidine triad gene was the high-frequency integrated site in the intragenic region for infant patients. In conclusion, hepatocyte DNA is integrated by HBV DNA in babies with active hepatitis B but seems seldom affected among adolescents and young adults with acute HBV infection. Infantile hepatitis B should be taken seriously considering abundant HBV DNA integration events.

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:96

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Journal of medical virology - 96(2024), 3 vom: 30. März, Seite e29530

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Hanwen [VerfasserIn]
Li, Meina [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Huijuan [VerfasserIn]
Dong, Yi [VerfasserIn]
Li, Weijie [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Pan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute hepatitis B
Chronic hepatitis B
DNA, Viral
Genomic integration
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
Hepatitis B e Antigens
Hepatitis B virus
Journal Article

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Date Completed 27.03.2024

Date Revised 27.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/jmv.29530

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370190920