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Bimodal distribution and set point HBV DNA viral loads in chronic infection: retrospective analysis of cohorts from the UK and South Africa

Article scientifique 2020 Anglais

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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) viral load (VL) is used as a biomarker to assess risk of disease progression, and to determine eligibility for treatment. While there is a well recognised association between VL and the expression of the viral e-antigen (HBeAg) protein, the precise determinants and distribution of VL at a population level are not well described. We here report the distribution of HBV VL in two large cross-sectional population cohorts in the UK and in South Africa, demonstrating a consistent bimodal distribution. The right skewed distribution and low median viral loads are significantly different from the left-skew and higher viraemia in seen in comparable HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) cohorts. Using longitudinal data, we present evidence for a stable ‘set-point’ VL in peripheral blood during chronic HBV infection. These results are important to underpin improved understanding of HBV biology and to plan public health interventions.

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Downs, L., Vawda, S., Bester, P., Lythgoe, K., Wang, T., McNaughton, A., Smith, D., Maponga, T., Freeman, O., Várnai, K., Davies, J., Woods, K., Fraser, C., Barnes, E., Goedhals, D., Matthews, P. (2020). Bimodal distribution and set point HBV DNA viral loads in chronic infection: retrospective analysis of cohorts from the UK and South Africa. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15941.1

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Louise Downs Sabeehah Vawda Phillip Armand Bester Katrina Lythgoe Tingyan Wang Anna McNaughton David A. Smith Tongai Maponga Oliver Freeman Kinga A. Várnai Jim Davies Kerrie Woods Christophe Fraser Eleanor Barnes Dominique Goedhals Philippa C. Matthews

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