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Analysis of Repeat Units in the R2 Region among Different Oka Varicella-Zoster Virus Vaccine Strains and Wild-Type Strains in Germany.

Objective:The present study compared the number of R2 repeat units in six different Oka strains and in 54 varicella-zoster virus (VZV) wild-type strains isolated from patients with varicella or zoster in Germany. Methods:TheR2 genomic region was characterized by polymerase chain reaction and sequencing methods. Results:Five VZV Oka vaccine strains showed a number of seven 42-bp units and, in one, eight repeats were found. In 11 VZV wild-type strains isolated from patients with varicella, the copy number ranged between four and eight, and in 43 strains from zoster a similar range between four and nine copies was observed. About 80% of all strains showed between five and seven repeated units. More than one third of strains revealed seven repeats like Oka. Conclusions: The size of the R2 repeat region can also be different in single Oka vaccine strains. In German VZV wild-type strains, the R2 fragment seems to be not as variable as in Japanese wild-type strains. Copyright (c) 2007 S. Karger AG, Basel.[1]

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