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Phylogenetic analysis of new hepatitis B virus isolates from Nigeria supports endemicity of genotype E in West Africa.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Nov 2001
Odemuyiwa S O, Mulders M N, Oyedele O I, Ola S O, Odaibo G N, Olaleye D O, Muller C P
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Isolates of hepatitis B viruses were collected from 20 acute and chronic hepatitis patients in a highly endemic region of Nigeria. Sequencing classified the isolates to the ayw4, as they all contained the amino acid variations characteristic for that serotype. In the pre-S2 region of five isolate...
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