HDVdb: A Comprehensive Hepatitis D Virus Database.
Zainab UsmanStoyan VelkovUlrike ProtzerMichael RoggendorfDmitrij FrishmanHadi KarimzadehPublished in: Viruses (2020)
Hepatitis D virus (HDV) causes the most severe form of viral hepatitis, which may rapidly progress to liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). It has been estimated that 15-20 million people worldwide are suffering from the chronic HDV infection. Currently, no effective therapies are available to treat acute or chronic HDV infection. The remarkable sequence variability of the HDV genome, particularly within the hypervariable region has resulted in the provisional classification of eight major genotypes and various subtypes. We have developed a specialized database, HDVdb (http://hdvdb.bio.wzw.tum.de/), which contains a collection of partial and complete HDV genomic sequences obtained from the GenBank and from our own patient cohort. HDVdb enables the researchers to investigate the genetic variability of all available HDV sequences, correlation of genotypes to epidemiology and pathogenesis. Additionally, it will contribute in understanding the drug resistant mutations and develop effective vaccines against HDV infection. The database can be accessed through a web interface that allows for static and dynamic queries and offers integrated generic and specialized sequence analysis tools, such as annotation, genotyping, primer prediction, and phylogenetic analyses.
Keyphrases
- drug resistant
- multidrug resistant
- genome wide
- palliative care
- drug induced
- machine learning
- liver failure
- sars cov
- risk factors
- emergency department
- acinetobacter baumannii
- deep learning
- copy number
- gene expression
- case report
- cystic fibrosis
- genetic diversity
- dna methylation
- respiratory failure
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- mechanical ventilation