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Hepatitis B virus genotypes: comparison of genotyping methods.
Reviews in medical virology - 1 Jan 2000
Bartholomeusz Angeline, Schaefer Stephan
Abstract excerpt
There are eight genotypes of HBV designated A to H based on greater than 8% nucleotide variation over the entire genome. Hepadnaviruses infecting primates like the chimpanzee, orangutan and gibbon are very similar and can be regarded as genotypes of HBV. The eight genotypes of HBV show a distinct geographical distribution and influence the course of disease and the prognosis of treatment. Due to the variability...
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