Characterization of genotype H hepatitis B virus strain identified for the first time from a Japanese blood donor by nucleic acid amplification test-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Characterization of genotype H hepatitis B virus strain identified for the first time from a Japanese blood donor by nucleic acid amplification test

Published:2005-03-01 Issue:3 Volume:86 Page:595-599
ISSN:0022-1317
Container-title:Journal of General Virology
language:en
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Author:

Ohnuma Hitoshi¹,Yoshikawa Akira¹,Mizoguchi Hideaki¹,Okamoto Hiroaki²,

Affiliation:

1. Saitama Red Cross Blood Center, 1370-12, Takahagi, Hidaka, Saitama-ken 350-1213, Japan

2. Division of Virology, Department of Infection and Immunity, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi-ken 329-0498, Japan

Abstract

The Japanese Red Cross has been conducting a nucleic acid amplification test (NAT) screening for hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus 1 among blood donors since July 1 1999. The first case of HBV genotype H was found and reported in Japan. Serological markers of HBV were not detected in this NAT-positive donation. It may be that the positive donation was in the serological window period at the early stage of infection. The complete genome of 3215 nt was sequenced, and the sequence had 99·3 % homology with the strain from Los Angeles, USA (LSA2523). Here, a leucine zipper motif was found in the region of the HBV surface antigen conserved through genotypes A–H.

Publisher

Microbiology Society

Subject

Virology

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