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Inspecting the Ribozyme Region of Hepatitis Delta Virus Genotype 1: Conservation and Variability.
Viruses - 22 Jan 2022
Pacin-Ruiz Beatriz, Cortese María Francesca, Tabernero David, Sopena Sara, Gregori Josep, García-García Selene, Casillas Rosario, Najarro Adrián, Aldama Unai, Palom Adriana, Rando-Segura Ariadna, Galán Anna, Vila Marta, Riveiro-Barciela Mar, Quer Josep, González-Aseguinolaza Gloria, Buti María, Rodríguez-Frías Francisco
Abstract excerpt
The hepatitis delta virus (HDV) genome has an autocatalytic region called the ribozyme, which is essential for viral replication. The aim of this study was to use next-generation sequencing (NGS) to analyze the ribozyme quasispecies (QS) in order to study its evolution and identify highly conserved regions potentially suitable for a gene-silencing strategy. HDV RNA was extracted from 2 longitudinal samples of...
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