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Viral genotypes and response to interferon in patients with acute prolonged hepatitis B virus infection of adulthood in Japan.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Dec 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, Takagi Kimiko, Miyakawa Yuzo, Kumada Hiromitsu
Abstract excerpt
Acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection was diagnosed in 57 adults admitted to Toranomon Hospital in Tokyo, Japan. Genotypes of HBV were determined by a serological method and compared to those in 1,077 patients with chronic hepatitis B. The distribution of genotypes were: genotype A (acute, 22.8% vs. chronic, 1.9%; P < 0.00001); B (14.0% vs. 9.4%); C (43.9% vs. 87.7%, P = 0.004); D (1.8% vs. 0.2%); F (1.8% vs....
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