title: Characterization of hepatitis B surface antigen strains circulating in the Kingdom of Cambodia.
abstract: A collection of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-reactive serum specimens from the Pasteur Institute of Cambodia was investigated for the genotype, predicted serotype and the presence of diagnostically significant mutations in the surface protein. From a set of 794 samples, 15 were identified serologically to harbour possible HBsAg mutants and were investigated further. An additional 20 samples were included into the study for PCR and sequence analysis. Of the 22 samples which were HBV-DNA-positive, 16 were of genotype C with the remaining six being genotype B. Point mutations resulting in amino acid substitutions were noted in 10 samples. The majority of these mutations occurred outside the a determinant.
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia.
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Srey
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ijaz
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Tedder
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Monchy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001483:Base Sequence; D002160:Cambodia; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D010802:Phylogeny; D017354:Point Mutation; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens