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Clinical characteristics of patients infected with hepatitis B virus genotypes A, B, and C.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2002
Kobayashi Mariko, Arase Yasuji, Ikeda Kenji, Tsubota Akihito, Suzuki Yoshiyuki, Saitoh Satoshi, Kobayashi Masahiro, Suzuki Fumitaka, Akuta Norio, Someya Takashi, Matsuda Marie, Sato Junko, Kumada Hiromitsu
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BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the clinical characteristics at first hospital consultation, according to the genotype of hepatitis B virus (HBV), in patients with chronic liver diseases and positivity for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in metropolitan Tokyo. METHODS: The subjects consisted of 1077 patients with chronic liver diseases who were HBsAg-positive. HBV genotype was...
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