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Chinese scientists have decoded two new genes found in the hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome. It is hoped that the discovery will lead to a new treatment for the disease.
中国科学家从B型肝炎病毒（HBV）基因组中译解出两个新的基因。该发现有望促成对该病新的治疗手段。
A research team at the No.302 Hospital of the Chinese People''''''''''''''''s Liberation Army found the new genes after cloning and analyzing the gene sequencing of HBV taken from blood of HBV patients in China, said Cheng Jun, leader of the research team, here Wednesday.
研究组负责人成军周三说，中国解放军302医院的一个研究组在克隆和分析了来自中国HBV患者血液HBV的基因序列后发现了这些新基因。
For the past 25 years, scientists have believed that HBV genome contained four open reading frames. The new discovery brings the number of open reading frames to six.
过去的25年来，科学家认为HBV基因包含4个开放读码框架(ORF)。新的研究将开放读码框架(ORF)的数量提升到6个。
The finding will not only enhance research into the HBV virus and treatment of the disease, for instance, by helping develop a new antigen for the virus, but also the treatment of liver cancer, he said.
他说，此发现不仅有利于对HBV病毒的研究和疾病治疗，例如，有助于探索新的病毒抗原，而且有利于肝癌的治疗。
Some 350 million people worldwide are victims of hepatitis B, only one third of whom show a favorable response to presently available treatment. Many of the other sufferers will develop liver cancer.
全球大约3.5亿人是B肝的受害者，只有三分之一的人对目前的治疗表现出良好效果。其他患者有相当数目发展成肝癌。
Further research will be needed to identify how far the new genes will contribute to the treatment of hepatitis B and liver cancer, Cheng said.
成军称，新基因对B肝和肝癌的治疗到底有多大贡献还需要更多的研究来证实。
专业名词：open reading frame 开放读码框架(ORF)。乙型肝炎病毒基因组中具有公认的4段启动子的序列(SP-I、SP-II、CP、XP)，指导不同的开放读码框架(ORF)的转录过程，这种调节方式是基因结构内部的调节，属于顺式调节机制。
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