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HBV subtype as a marker of the clinical course of chronic HBV infection in Japanese patients.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Oct 2002
Sakai Takahisa, Shiraki Katsuya, Inoue Hidekazu, Okano Hiroshi, Deguchi Masatoshi, Sugimoto Kazushi, Ohmori Shigeru, Murata Kazumoto, Fujioka Hiromichi, Takase Koujirou, Tameda Yukihiko, Nakano Takeshi
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype C is predominant in Japan. However, many HBV subtypes are involved in each genotype, and the clinical manifestations in the patients associated with each subtype remain unknown. Therefore, we investigated the relationship between HBV subtype and clinical aspects of chronic HBV infection. The subtype of 237 patients with chronic HBV infection, including 74 asymptomatic carriers,...
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