
Group A rotaviruses are a major cause of acute gastroenteritis in children. The diversity and unequal geographical prevalence of rotavirus genotypes have been linked to histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs) in different human populations. In order to evaluate the role of HBGAs in rotavirus infections in our population, secretor status (FUT2+), ABO blood group, and Lewis antigens were determined in children attended for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Valencia, Spain. During three consecutive years (2013–2015), stool and saliva samples were collected from 133 children with rotavirus infection. Infecting viral genotypes and HBGAs were determined in patients and compared to a control group and data from blood donors. Rotavirus G9P[8] was the most prevalent strain (49.6%), followed by G1P[8] (20.3%) and G12P[8] (14.3%). Rotavirus infected predominantly secretor (99%) and Lewis b positive (91.7%) children. Children with blood group A and AB were significantly more prone to rotavirus gastroenteritis than those with blood group O. Our results confirm that a HBGA genetic background is linked to rotavirus P[8] susceptibility. Rotavirus P[8] symptomatic infection is manifestly more frequent in secretor-positive (FUT2+) than in non-secretor individuals, although no differences between rotavirus G genotypes were found.
Male, Rotavirus, Genotype, Virus RNA, Microbiology, susceptibility, Article, Rotavirus Infections, secretor, Feces, Humans, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, ABO group antigens, Child, Saliva, Gastroenterologia, Infant, Newborn, Infant, histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs), QR1-502, Gastroenteritis, rotavirus, Lewis, Spain, Child, Preschool, Blood Group Antigens, Female, gastroenteritis
Male, Rotavirus, Genotype, Virus RNA, Microbiology, susceptibility, Article, Rotavirus Infections, secretor, Feces, Humans, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, ABO group antigens, Child, Saliva, Gastroenterologia, Infant, Newborn, Infant, histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs), QR1-502, Gastroenteritis, rotavirus, Lewis, Spain, Child, Preschool, Blood Group Antigens, Female, gastroenteritis
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