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Near extinction of the HBV quasispecies driven by the hard selective sweep in chronic hepatitis B.
mBio - 13 Aug 2025
Lu Daiqiang, He Andong, Liao Guichan, Zhou Renyu, Cheng Zichun, Yip Ka Cheuk, Wang Xiufang, Cao Wei, Peng Jiaojiao, Li Ruiman, Peng Jie, Gao Feng
Abstract excerpt
The viral quasispecies play an important role in pathogenesis. However, little is known about the nature of hepatitis B virus (HBV) quasispecies and its impact on the outcomes of chronic hepatitis B. Here, we characterized the bona fide quasispecies viral populations from 16 chronically infected patients by analyzing the near full-length viral genomes obtained by single genome sequencing. Follow-up plasma samples...
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