Objective To analyze the genotypic characteristics of resistance-associated mutation in reverse-transcriptase(RT) domain of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in treatment-experienced chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients with low-level viremia (LLV). Methods CHB patients with LLV, who admitted to the Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital from September 2007 to August 2019, were retrospectively enrolled. Their serum HBV DNA was extracted, and a nested PCR was used to amplify an HBV RT fragment, 1225 bp in length (nt54-nt1278), containing the HBV RT gene (nt130-nt1161) and S gene (nt155-nt835).PCR products were bidirectionally sequenced, and a molecular evolutionary tree analysis of the RT/S gene sequence was performed with MEGA 4 software, with the Hepacivirus database (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/genotyping/formpage.Cgi) with the standard sequence as the reference for HBV genotyping. Results Among the 2096 patients, 82.4% were male, mean age was(45.6±12.0) years, HBV DNA was (2.5±0.5) log10 IU/ml. Lamivudine resistance related mutations accounted for 58.0%, with M204V and L180M+M204V as the main forms; Adefovir dipivoxil resistance associated mutations accounted for 21.2%, with A181V and N36T as the predominant forms; Entecavir resistance associated mutations accounted for 17.9%, with L180M+M204I/V+T184L/A/S/I and L180M+M204V+S202G being the predominant forms; Multidrug resistance accounted for 2.9%, with L180M+M204I/V+A181V and L180M+M204V+A181V+N236T+S202G being the predominant forms. Conclusion Lamivudine and Adefovir resistance are the main drug-resistant mutation genotypes in the treated CHB patients with LLV, which reduces the gene barrier of entecavir resistance and increases the proportion of entecavir resistance. Therefore, the first-line nucleos(t)ide analogues with strong effect and low resistance should be selected for antiviral treatment.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |