Article
Whole-Genome Analysis of HEV Under Sequential Ribavirin Pressure Reveals Early Minor Variants Predicting Resistance.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Sept 2026
Colomer-Castell Sergi, Ibañez-Lligoña Marta, Campos Carolina, Gregori Josep, Garcia-Cehic Damir, Rando-Segura Ariadna, Ferrer Roser, Ruzo Sofía P, Cortese Maria Francesca, Tabernero David, Vico-Romero Judit, Ruiz-Cobo Juan Carlos, Buti Maria, Riveiro-Barciela Mar, Quer Josep
Abstract excerpt
Ribavirin (RBV) failures in chronic hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection may arise from genomic adaptation, yet the contribution of minor variants remains insufficiently explored. Using a shotgun metagenomics based on next-generation sequencing to obtain the full HEV genome, we analyzed longitudinal HEV populations from sequential clinical samples collected from a patient infected by Paslahepevirus balayani genotype...
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- Ribavirin
- Humans
- Antiviral Agents
- Hepatitis E
- Hepatitis E virus
