Publication: High prevalence of hepatitis C virus genotype 6 in Vietnam
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2009-06-01
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0125877X
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Mahidol University
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Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology. Vol.27, No.2-3 (2009), 153-160
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Anh Pham Duc, Pornsawan Leuangwutiwong, Akanitt Jittmittraphap, Nattanej Luplertlop, Khanh Bach Hoa, Srunthron Akkarathamrongsin, Apiradee Theamboonlers, Yong Poovorawan High prevalence of hepatitis C virus genotype 6 in Vietnam. Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology. Vol.27, No.2-3 (2009), 153-160. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/27710
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High prevalence of hepatitis C virus genotype 6 in Vietnam
Abstract
This study aimed to update the prevalence of the various Hepatitis C virus genotypes in Vietnamese blood donors. One hundred and three HCV antibody-positive plasma samples were collected from blood donors at the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Hanoi, Vietnam. All specimens were subjected to RT-PCR of the 5′ untranslated region (UTR) to confirm the presence of HCV RNA. The core and NS5B regions of the positive samples were subsequently amplified by RT-PCR followed by direct sequencing and phylogenetic analysis. Seventy out of 103 samples (68.0%) were RNA positive. Core and NS5B were successfully amplified and sequences were obtained for 70 and 65 samples, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that genotype 6a was the most predominant among Vietnamese blood donors with a prevalence of 37.1% (26/70), followed by genotype 1a at 30.0% (21/70) and genotype 1b at 17.1% (12/70). The prevalence of two other genotype 6 variants, 6e and 6l was 8.6% and 1.4%, respectively. Further analysis of recent studies showed that the geographic distribution of genotype 6 covered mainly southern China and the mainland of Southeast Asia including Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar. The GenBank accession numbers for the sequences reported in this study are FJ768772-FJ768906.