Article
Single-Cell Hepatitis B Sequencing Reveals Distinct Viral Infection Events Consistent With Superinfection.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 2 Sept 2026
Mani Monika, Clipman Steven J, Bailey Justin R, Sterling Richard K, Sulkowski Mark S, Anderson Mark, Olivo Ana, Belluccini Giulia, Cloherty Gavin, Ribeiro Ruy M, Thio Chloe L, Balagopal Ashwin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The high error rate of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) polymerase leads to a genetically diverse quasispecies in individuals with chronic hepatitis B. Data regarding the propagation of these variants in individual hepatocytes may provide insight into viral replication and diversity of covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA), which is the template for HBV replication. METHODS: We developed sequencing...
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- Humans
- Hepatitis B virus
- Hepatocytes
- Superinfection
- Hepatitis B, Chronic
- DNA, Viral
