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RODRIGUEZ, Idamelis et al. K130M and V131L Mutations on the X gene of hepatitis B virus in Venezuelan isolates. Rev. Soc. Ven. Microbiol. [online]. 2016, vol.36, n.2, pp.63-67. ISSN 1315-2556.

Approximately 50% of the hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) in the world are etiologically associated to hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Ten HBV genotypes (A-J) have been described in Venezuela and in other Latin American countries where the F genotype predominates. The K130M and V131I mutations present in the HBx protein of HBV have been associated with the development of HCC. The aim of this work was to study the genetic variability of HBx protein from HBV circulating in Venezuelan patients, in order to correlate these mutations with clinical and virus factors involved in the disease. The X HBV gene sequence was analyzed by PCR amplification of that gene in 45 infected patients (35 with chronic and 10 with acute stages of hepatitis). A higher frequency K130M and V131I mutations was observed in subjects 25 years of age and older with chronic infection. The presence of these mutations was significantly lower in the F3 subgenotype compared with genotype C. These results support the hypothesis that the F3 subgenotype, predominant in Venezuela, could be associated with a less severe progression of the disease than that described for other American subgenotypes, such as F1b or F2.

Palavras-chave : hepatitis B virus; liver cancer; mutations; genotype; X gene.

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