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Genotypes and phylogenetic characterization of hepatitis B and delta viruses in Egypt.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Aug 2003
Saudy Niveen, Sugauchi Fuminaka, Tanaka Yasuhito, Suzuki Seiji, Aal Amina Abdel, Zaid Mostafa Abo, Agha Salah, Mizokami Masashi
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis D virus (HDV) sequences among HBV carriers from Egypt have not been evaluated sufficiently. The genotypes of HBV isolated from 105 serum samples from Egyptian carriers were determined. Four complete genomes and 11 entire preS1/S2/S genes were sequenced and evaluated. All serum samples were classified into HBV genotype D using serologic and genetic methods. The length of four...
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