Characterization of a genetic variant of human hepatitis A virus.

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Characterization of a genetic variant of human hepatitis A virus.

Journal of medical virology - 1 Feb 1992

Khanna B, Spelbring J E, Innis B L, Robertson B H

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Human isolates of hepatitis A (HAV) are a single serotype; however, recent genetic surveys using limited nucleotide sequencing have provided evidence that more than one genotype is responsible for HAV infection in different parts of the world (Jansen et al. [1990]: Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 87:2867-...

Topics

Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Base Sequence
DNA, Viral
Disease Outbreaks
Genes, Viral
Genetic Variation
Hepatitis A
Hepatovirus
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
Pan troglodytes
Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid

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