Identification of hepatitis B virus genotype A/E recombinants in Ghana

Ceejay L. Boyce; Stephaney Willis; Timothy N.A. Archampong; Margaret Lartey; Kwamena W. Sagoe; Adjoa Obo-Akwa; Ernest Kenu; Awewura Kwara; Jason T. Blackard

doi:10.1007/s11262-019-01690-y

Identification of hepatitis B virus genotype A/E recombinants in Ghana

Ceejay L. Boyce, Stephaney Willis, Timothy N.A. Archampong, Margaret Lartey, Kwamena W. Sagoe, Adjoa Obo-Akwa, Ernest Kenu, Awewura Kwara, Jason T. Blackard

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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) exhibits a high degree of heterogeneity with at least 10 genotypes (A–J) identified to date. Intergenotypic recombination is relatively common. Previously, we investigated HBV drug resistance in HIV/HBV co-infected individuals in Ghana. After identifying multiple circulating genotypes and a novel D/E recombinant, we sought to determine if additional individuals were also infected with recombinant HBV. Partial genome sequences from three individuals were initially identified as genotype A4. Full-length HBV genomes were obtained using rolling circle amplification followed by PCR and shown to cluster with known A/E recombinant viruses. Similar recombination breakpoints were observed in these three individuals suggesting local spread of this novel recombinant HBV in Ghana.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	707-712
Number of pages	6
Journal	Virus Genes
Volume	55
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11262-019-01690-y
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2019

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Africa
Genotype
Ghana
Hepatitis B virus
Recombinant/recombination

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Identification of hepatitis B virus genotype A/E recombinants in Ghana

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