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Abstract

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype G (HBV/G) is an unusual variant, and little is known about its epidemiology and natural history, particularly the requirement for a co-infecting HBV genotype and their relationship during infection. This study investigated the quasispecies nature of co-infecting genotypes in 39 samples collected over a 6 year period from 13 HBV/G-infected patients. HBV/G infections were found to occur predominantly in males (92 %) and were primarily associated with male homosexual sex (67 %). All patients were infected with HBV/G and HBV/A, or a recombinant HBV/A/G strain. Co-infecting genotypic prevalence was often observed to fluctuate over time, with periods of HBV/G monoinfection in some patients. The average sequence divergence among Canadian HBV/G strains was 1.57±0.62 %. Thus, all HBV/G infections in Canada occur in the context of co-infection or recombination with HBV/A, and strains display increased sequence divergence compared with all known HBV/G sequences described to date.

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