Hepatitis B Virus Genotype H: Epidemiological, Molecular, and Clinical Characteristics in Mexico

A Panduro, S Roman, S Laguna-Meraz, A Jose-Abrego - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The hepatitis B virus (HBV), comprising of ten genotypes (AJ), has been a silent threat
against humanity, constituting a public health problem worldwide. In 2016, the World Health …

Evolutionary history of hepatitis B virus genotype H

JM Wolf, VRZB Pereira, D Simon… - Journal of medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatitis B virus genotype H (HBV‐H) molecular evolution was studied by comparing all
published whole‐genome sequences. Bayesian coalescent analysis was performed to …

[HTML][HTML] HBV endemicity in Mexico is associated with HBV genotypes H and G

S Roman, A Panduro - World journal of gastroenterology: WJG, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes have distinct genetic and geographic diversity and may
be associated with specific clinical characteristics, progression, severity of disease and …

Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis B virus in Latin America

RH Campos, VA Mbayed, FGP y Leone - Journal of clinical virology, 2005 - Elsevier
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is an etiological agent of acute and chronic liver disease existing
throughout the world. The high geneticvariability of HBV is reflected by eight genotypes (A to …

Distribution of HBV genotypes F and H in Mexico and Central America

A Panduro, M Maldonado-Gonzalez… - Antiviral …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
The distribution of HBV genotypes is associated with populations of specific geographical
regions of the world. We show data from the GenBank sequence database and medical …

Hepatitis B virus genetic diversity in Latin America

M Devesa, FH Pujol - Virus research, 2007 - Elsevier
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is still a significant health concern in Latin America, where
around 11 million persons are infected. Amerindian populations exhibit the highest …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular analysis of hepatitis B virus isolates in Mexico: predominant circulation of hepatitis B virus genotype H

C Alvarado-Esquivel, E Sablon… - World Journal of …, 2006 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To determine the genotypes in Mexican hepatitis B virus (HBV) isolates and
characterize their precore and core promoter mutations. METHODS: Forty-nine HBV isolates …

Prevalence of hepatitis B virus genotypes in chronic carriers in Santiago, Chile

M Venegas, G Munoz, C Hurtado, L Alvarez… - Archives of …, 2008 - Springer
The eight genotypes (designated A–H) of hepatitis B virus (HBV) display distinctive
geographical distribution worldwide, with genotypes A, D and F frequently detected in South …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis B virus infection in Latin America: a genomic medicine approach

S Roman, A Jose-Abrego, NA Fierro… - World journal of …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is the leading cause of severe chronic liver disease. This
article provides a critical view of the importance of genomic medicine for the study of HBV …

Serotypes and Genotypes of the Hepatitis B virus in Latin America

RM Ribas-Aparicio… - … & Review in …, 2014 - science.sdpublishers.org
The World Health Organization has estimated that 2 billion persons are infected with the
hepatitis B virus (HBV) with 360 million persons chronically affected. Worldwide, HBV is the …