Article
Hepatitis B virus genotype distribution among chronic hepatitis B virus carriers in Shanghai, China.
Intervirology - 1 Jan 2001
Ding X, Mizokami M, Yao G, Xu B, Orito E, Ueda R, Nakanishi M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype distribution is still unclear in China, where a high prevalence of HBV infection exists, although it is well known that HBV can be classified into six genotypes based on intergroup divergence. The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiological distribution of HBV genotypes and to clarify further the genotype-related differences in the pathogenicity of HBV....
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