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Molecular evolution of hepatitis A virus: a new classification based on the complete VP1 protein.
Journal of virology - 1 Sept 2002
Costa-Mattioli Mauro, Cristina Juan, Romero Héctor, Perez-Bercof Raoul, Casane Didier, Colina Rodney, Garcia Laura, Vega Ines, Glikman Graciela, Romanowsky Victor, Castello Alejandro, Nicand Elisabeth, Gassin Michelle, Billaudel Sylviane, Ferré Virginie
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is a positive-stranded RNA virus in the genus Hepatovirus in the family Picornaviridae So far, analysis of the genetic variability of HAV has been based on two discrete regions, the VP1/2A junction and the VP1 N terminus. In this report, we determined the nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the complete VP1 gene of 81 strains from France, Kosovo, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and...
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