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Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a global public health problem. Second-generation direct-acting antivirals targeting non-structural regions on the viral genome are the cornerstone for treatment of chronic infection. However, resistance-associated variants (RAVs) have been reported to be associated with therapeutic failure. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of variants, including RAVs, in the NS3, NS5A and NS5B regions at baseline in Brazilian patients with chronic hepatitis C with HCV genotypes 1a, 1b and 3a.
Methods: Serum samples from 13 patients were used to obtain viral RNA. Massively parallel sequencing was performed using genotype-specific amplicons and a panel of Ampliseq technology for all genotypes.
Results: Several non-synonymous substitutions were detected at baseline for 11 responders and pre-/post-treatment for two non-responders. HCV genotype 3a was found to have significantly more non-synonymous substitutions than HCV genotype 1 in the NS3 and NS5A regions. Analyses were conducted using quantitative and qualitative inter- and intrapatient comparisons. Variants that confer resistance to the treatment used by the patients were found in both responders and non-responders.
Conclusions: A wide frequency distribution of RAVs was found at baseline, and this did not interfere with the achievement of a sustained response. Evaluation of the presence of RAVs requires additional study in order to determine clinical relevance.
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