Complete genome sequence of hepatitis B virus identified from a patient suffering from chronic kidney disease in Bangladesh

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2024 Apr 16:e0115123. doi: 10.1128/mra.01151-23. Online ahead of print.

Abstract

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is reported as a risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD). In this study, we sequenced the complete genome of an HBV strain identified in a CKD patient in Bangladesh, followed by genomic characterization and mutational analyses.

Keywords: chronic kidney disease; genome analysis; hepatitis B virus.