| Literature DB >> 15618285 |
Norio Akuta1, Hiromitsu Kumada.
Abstract
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been classified into eight genotypes (A-H) based on genome sequence divergence. Genotypes of HBV have distinct geographical distributions, and two genotypes account for most HBV worldwide. Hepatitis B e antigen expression lasts longer and liver disease is more severe with graver outcomes in carriers of genotype C than B in Asia. Accumulating lines of evidence indicate a better response to interferon and lamivudine in patients with chronic hepatitis B who are infected with genotype B rather than C. The therapeutic response may differ, however, in patients infected with HBV of the same genotype. For example, the response to lamivudine is poorer in patients infected with subtype Ba, which contains a recombination with genotype C, than in those with subtype Bj without such a recombination. Influence of genotypes on therapeutic response needs to be examined in patients infected with the other genotypes, particularly in those with genotype A or D infection.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID： 15618285 DOI： 10.1093/jac/dkh533
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Antimicrob Chemother ISSN： 0305-7453 Impact factor: 5.790