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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
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Ten millennia of hepatitis B virus evolution
Science, Volume 374, No. 6564, Year 2021
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been infecting humans for millennia and remains a global health problem, but its past diversity and dispersal routes are largely unknown. We generated HBV genomic data from 137 Eurasians and Native Americans dated between ~10,500 and ~400 years ago. We date the most recent common ancestor of all HBV lineages to between ~20,000 and 12,000 years ago, with the virus present in European and South American hunter-gatherers during the early Holocene. After the European Neolithic transition, Mesolithic HBV strains were replaced by a lineage likely disseminated by early farmers that prevailed throughout western Eurasia for ~4000 years, declining around the end of the 2nd millennium BCE. The only remnant of this prehistoric HBV diversity is the rare genotype G, which appears to have reemerged during the HIV pandemic. © 2021 American Association for the Advancement of Science. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Kocher, Arthur
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Papac, Luka
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Spyrou, Maria Alexandra
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Germany, Tubingen
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Aron, Franziska
Unknown Affiliation
van Boemmel, Florian
United States, Tempe
Arizona State University
Villalba-Mouco, Vanessa
Spain, Barcelona
Csic-upf - Instituto de Biologia Evolutiva Ibe
Neumann, Gunnar U.
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Rivollat, Maïté
France, Pessac
De la Préhistoire à L'actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie
van de Loosdrecht, Marieke S.
Unknown Affiliation
Majander, Kerttu K.
Switzerland, Zurich
Universität Zürich
Tukhbatova, R. I.
Russian Federation, Kazan
Kazan Federal University
Penske, Sandra
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Michel, Megan
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
United States, Cambridge
Harvard University
Gretzinger, Joscha
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Ferraz, Tiago
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo
Nagele, Kathrin Lisa
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Parker, Cody E.
United States, Tempe
Arizona State University
Keller, Marcel
Estonia, Tartu
Tartu Ülikool
Eisenmann, Stefanie
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Skourtanioti, Eirini
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Gnecchi-Ruscone, Guido Alberto
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Friederich, Susanne
Germany, Halle
State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology Saxony-anhalt and State Museum of Prehistory
Khartanovich, Valery I.
Russian Federation, Moscow
Russian Academy of Sciences
Karapetian, Marina K.
Russian Federation, Moscow
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Nováček, Jan
Germany, Gottingen
Universitätsmedizin Göttingen
Rottier, Stéphane
France, Pessac
De la Préhistoire à L'actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie
Sajantila, Antti
Finland, Helsinki
Helsingin Yliopisto
Finland, Helsinki
Terveyden ja Hyvinvoinnin Laitos
Pearson, Jessica A.
United Kingdom, Liverpool
University of Liverpool
Binder, Didier
France, Nice
Cultures et Envirronements, Préhistoire, Antiquité, Moyen-age
Lefranc, Philippe
France, Strasbourg
Archéologie et Histoire Ancienne : Méditerranée – Europe
Zołȩdziewska, Magdalena
Italy, Rome
Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche
Ingman, Tara
Turkey, Istanbul
Koç Üniversitesi
García Atiénzar, Gabriel
Spain, Alicante
Universitat D'alacant
Romero-Rameta, Alejandro
Spain, Alicante
Universitat D'alacant
Salter, Susannah J.
United Kingdom, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Amkreutz, Luc W.S.W.
Netherlands, Leiden
National Museum of Antiquities -netherlands
Llamas, Bastien
Australia, Adelaide
The University of Adelaide
Australia, Wollongong
Arc Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage
Australia, Canberra
The Australian National University
Schultz, Michael
Germany, Gottingen
Universitätsmedizin Göttingen
Francken, Michael
Unknown Affiliation
Shnaider, Svetlana V.
Unknown Affiliation
Makarov, Nikolay A.
Russian Federation, Moscow
Russian Academy of Sciences
Akar, Murat
Turkey, Antakya
Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi
Yener, K. Aslihan
United States, New York
New York University
Cucca, Francesco
Italy, Rome
Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche
Italy, Sassari
Università Degli Studi Di Sassari
Utrilla, Pilar
Spain, Zaragoza
Universidad de Zaragoza
Baird, Douglas
United Kingdom, Liverpool
University of Liverpool
Semal, Patrick
Belgium, Brussels
Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut Voor Natuurwetenschappen
Roksandic, Mirjana
Canada, Winnipeg
The University of Winnipeg
Germany, Tubingen
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Salazar-García, Domingo C.
Spain, Bilbao
Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science
Spain, Valencia
Universitat de València
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Erdal, Yılmaz Selim
Turkey, Ankara
Hacettepe Üniversitesi
Hallgren, Fredrik
Unknown Affiliation
Boyadzhiev, Yavor
Bulgaria, Sofia
The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Boyadzhiev, Kamen
Bulgaria, Sofia
The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Küßner, Mario
Unknown Affiliation
Onkamo, Päivi
Finland, Helsinki
Helsingin Yliopisto
Finland, Turku
Turun Yliopisto
Buzhilova, Alexandra P.
Russian Federation, Moscow
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Khussainova, Elmira M.
Kazakhstan, Almaty
Institute of Genetics and Physiology
Djansugurova, Leyla B.
Kazakhstan, Almaty
Institute of Genetics and Physiology
Beisenov, Àrman Z.
Kazakhstan, Almaty
Institute of Archaeology Named After A.kh. Margulan
Samashev, Zainolla Samashevich
Kazakhstan, Almaty
Institute of Archaeology Named After A.kh. Margulan
Massy, Ken
Germany, Munich
Ludwig-maximilians-universität München
Mannino, Marcello A.
Denmark, Aarhus
Aarhus Universitet
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Moiseyev, Vyacheslav G.
Russian Federation, Moscow
Russian Academy of Sciences
Balanovsky, Oleg P.
Russian Federation, Moscow
Research Centre for Medical Genetics
Russian Federation, Moscow
Biobank of North Eurasia
Russian Federation, Moscow
Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences
Deguilloux, Marie France
France, Pessac
De la Préhistoire à L'actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie
Reinhold, Sabine
Germany, Berlin
Deutsches Archäologisches Institut
Hansen, Svend
Germany, Berlin
Deutsches Archäologisches Institut
Kitov, E. P.
Russian Federation, Moscow
Russian Academy of Sciences
Kazakhstan, Almaty
Institute of Archaeology Named After A.kh. Margulan
Dobeš, Miroslav
Czech Republic, Prague
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Ernée, Michal
Czech Republic, Prague
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Meller, Harald
Germany, Halle
State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology Saxony-anhalt and State Museum of Prehistory
Prüfer, Kay
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Warinner, Christina G.
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
United States, Cambridge
Harvard University
Schiffels, Stephan
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Stockhammer, Philipp W.
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Germany, Munich
Ludwig-maximilians-universität München
Bos, Kirsten I.
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Posth, Cosimo
Germany, Tubingen
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Herbig, Alexander
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Haak, Wolfgang
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Australia, Adelaide
The University of Adelaide
Statistics
Citations: 37
Authors: 79
Affiliations: 81
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1126/science.abi5658
ISSN:
00368075
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Infectious Diseases