Abstract
Abstract Objective Cytomegalovirus (CMV) virulence may depend on genetic variability in several regions of the genome. This study aimed to assess specific CMV genotypes' association with the severity of symptomatic congenital CMV disease at birth. Methods CMV glycoprotein B (gB), glycoprotein N (gN), glycoprotein H (gH), and UL144 strains were identified by nested polymerase chain reaction, restriction fragment length polymorphism, and heteroduplex mobility assay single-stranded conformation polymorphism in 50 infants infected congenitally and 25 asymptomatic infants. Results gN1 (p = 0.010) and UL144-B (p = 0.034) genotypes were associated, by logistic regression, with reduced risk of developing symptomatic congenital CMV infection. gN1 (p = 0.020) and gN3 (p = 0.022) genotypes were associated with reduced risk of severe symptomatic disease. Conversely, gB1 (p = 0.018) was the most virulent genotype and was associated with severe symptoms. Conclusion An association among gB1, gN1, gN3, and UL144-B genotypes of CMV and severity of congenital CMV disease might exist. gB, gN, and UL144 genotypes could be important virological markers of infant infection.
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