e抗原阴性重症乙型肝炎患者HBV前C区热点变异研究

目的　研究ＨＢＶ信号肽区热点变异与重症乙型肝炎发生及转归的关系。方法　采用错配聚合酶链反应（ＰＣＲ）和限 制性片段长度多态（ＲＦＬＰ）分析方法检测６８例ＨＢｅＡｇ阴性的重症乙型肝炎病人（其中急性重肝６例、亚急性重肝３８ 例、慢性重肝２４例）及４４例慢性乙型肝炎患者的Ｔ１８６２、Ａ１８９６变异情况。结果　急性重肝的Ａ１８９６、Ｔ１８６２变异分别 为６６．７％（４／６）、０（０／６）；亚急性重肝４２．１％（１６／３８）、１５．８％（６／３８）；慢性重肝 ２５．０％（６／２４）、１６．７％（４／２４）；慢性肝炎 ４５．５％（２０／４４）、２．３％（１／４４）。重症乙型肝炎组与慢性肝炎组比较Ｔ１８６２变异率有显著差异（Ｐ＜０．０１），Ａ１８９６变异率无显 著差异（Ｐ>０．０５）。结论　提示Ｔ１８６２变异与乙型肝炎的重症化密切相关。而Ａ１８９６变异与乙型肝炎重症化进程是否有 关还不能确定。

Hot-spot mutations in HBV pre-C region in HBeAg-negative patients with severe hepatitis B

Objective To investigate the association of hot-spot mutations in hepatitis B virus (HBV) pre-C region with the occurrence and outcome of severe hepatitis B. Methods A total of 68 patients with severe hepatitis B negative for hepatits B e antigen (HBeAg) were enrolled in this study, including 6 cases of acute, 38 cases of subacute and 24 chronic severe hepatitis B, with another 44 HBeAg-positive patients with chronic hepatitis B serving as control. Mismatch PCR and restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis were employed to examine the mutations of T1 862 and A1896 in this 2 groups of patients. Results The mutation rates at A1896 and Tl862 were 66.7% (4/6) and 0 (0/6) respectively in acute severe hepatitis B cases, 42.1% (16/38) and 15.8% (6/38) in subacute severe hepatitis, 25.00/. (6/24) and 16.7% (4/24) in chronic severe hepatitis, and 45.5% (20/24) and 2.3% (1/44) in chronic hepatitis cases. There were significant differences in terms of T1862 mutation between patients with severe hepatitis and chronic hepatitis (P<0.0 1). Conclusion T1862 mutation is closely related to the exacerbation of chronic hepatitis, while the role ofA1896 mutation in this process requires further investigation.