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Archives   2008

Myanmar   Health   Sciences   Research   Journal

Volume   20,  Number   1

TITLE:   Analysis of Hepatitis C Virus isolates from Tamu Township and identification of a new subtype of genotype 6.
AUTHOR:   Aye Aye Lwin; Khin May Oo; Myo Khin; Ne Win; Yi Yi Kyaw; Toshiyuki Shinji; Norio Koide; Shigeru Okada
SOURCE:   Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal. 2008; 20(1): 39-45
ABSTRACT:   Genotyping of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is important for designing thera-peutic strategies and there is little information on the distribution of HCV genotypes in Myanmar. To determine the distribution of genotype/ subtype of HCV isolates from Tamu Township, a total of 501 blood samples were collected and tested for anti-HCV antibody by using the Ortho HCV Ab-PA test II kit. Genotyping was carried out by using reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), direct DNA-sequencing and phylo-genetic analysis of the partial core sequences. Sixty-four (12.8%) samples were anti-HCV positive and 59 (92.1%) HCV isolates could be genotyped. Genetic characterization of viral sequences indicated that there are three major genotypes (6, 3 &1) and six minor subtypes as 1a (1.7%), 1b (15.3%), 3b (25.4%), 6m (3.4%), 6n (52.5%) and a new 6 subtype (1.7%). This study showed that HCV genotype distribution in Tamu Township has a distinct geographic variation from other South-East Asia countries in terms of the existence of the new genotype 6 subtype.
SUBJECT HEADINGS:   Hepacivirus. Genotype.
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