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Hepatitis B virus genotypes in Mongols and Australian Aborigines.
Archives of virology - 1 Dec 2001
Alestig E, Hannoun C, Horal P, Lindh M
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is spread worldwide. Seven genotypes, A-G, have been described, differing by more than 8% of the genome. In eastern Asia and Oceania genotypes B and C are predominant. However, little is known about genotypes in Mongolia and Australian aborigines. We analysed the preS and S regions of HBV from 9 Mongols and 5 Australian Aborigines. All Mongolian strains were of genotype D and were most...
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