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A multiplex-PCR to identify hepatitis B virus--enotypes A-F.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Jan 2004
Kirschberg Oliver, Schüttler Christian, Repp Reinald, Schaefer Stephan
Abstract excerpt
Eight genotypes (A-H) of hepatitis B virus (HBV) are known with variations in nucleotide sequences greater than 8%. Several recent publications found that the clinical course and outcome of antiviral therapy depended on the genotype of the infecting HBV strain. Large epidemiological studies will require the availability of a system which is rapid, reliable and can be performed on a large number of samples. We...
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