title: Increased prevalence of hepatitis C virus subtype 6a in China: a comparison between 2004-2007 and 2008-2011.
abstract: Different hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes exhibit differences in disease pathogenesis and progression, as well as disease outcomes and response to therapy. Tracking the change of HCV genotypes in various epidemiological settings is critical for both disease surveillance and the development of improved antiviral treatment. Here, we tracked the changes in the prevalence of the HCV genotypes in China between 2004-2007 and 2008-2011. HCV-RNA-positive sera were collected from volunteer blood donors during the period 2008-2011. The genotypes were determined by phylogenic analysis using the NS5B and E1 sequences. Geographical and demographic distribution patterns related to the HCV genotypes obtained in 2008-2011 were compared with our previous study, which recorded data in the period 2004-2007. Pearson chi-square test and t-test were used to statistically analyze the results. In 2008-2011, HCV subtypes 1b and 6a were detected in 43.8 % (184/420) and 34.3 % (144/420), respectively. The male/female ratio was found to be higher for HCV genotype 6 than for genotypes 1 and 2. When compared with the period of 2004-2007, although no significant difference was found in gender or age for genotypes 1, 2, 3 and 6, the subtype 6a frequency was significantly increased from 11 % to 26.5 % in the blood donors from outside of Guangdong Province in 2008-2011. A pattern of increase in HCV subtype 6a was found in blood donors outside of Guangdong Province, indicating that HCV subtype 6a has rapidly spread from Guangdong to other regions of China over the past 10 years.
authors.affiliation: Guangzhou Blood Center, 31 Lu Yuan Road, Guangzhou, 510095, Guangdong, China, joyjoy@126.com.
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Rong
authors.forename: Ru
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Huaping
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Qiuyu
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Chengyao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Qiao
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Jieting
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Wenjie
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Guangping
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yongshui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003710:Demography; D005838:Genotype; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D058974:Phylogeography; D015995:Prevalence; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D017361:Viral Nonstructural Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D012324:RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase
chemical_list: D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; D017361:Viral Nonstructural Proteins; C087035:E1 protein, Hepatitis C virus; C087036:NS-5 protein, hepatitis C virus; D012324:RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase
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