Prevalence of hepatitis G virus infection and homology of different viral strains in Southern China

Figure 1 Structure of HGV genome

Figure 2 Alignment of 5’UTR cDNA sequences of 20 HGV isolates from Southern China. GD stands for Guangdong, YN for Yunnan, HK for Hong Kong. C964 was derived from Northern China, PNF2161 and R10291 from United States[1], GBV-C from West Africa[2]. Identical nucleotides are shown as dots. The numbering is according to Linnen et al[1].

Figure 3 Comparison of NS5 cDNA sequence of HGV A132 (HongKong strain) with the corresponding sequences from GD3027 (Guangdong strain), A711 (Hong Kong strain) and the reported isolates (C964, PNF2161, R10291, GBV-C). Dots indicate identity with sequence of HGV A132.

Figure 4 Comparison of deduced amino acid sequence of HGV A132 NS5 with the corresponding sequences from A711, GD3027 strains and C964, PNF2161, R10291, GBV-C isolates.