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Hepatitis B virus genotypes and spontaneous hepatitis B e antigen seroconversion in Taiwanese hepatitis B carriers.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Mar 2004
Kao Jia-Horng, Chen Pei-Jer, Lai Ming-Yang, Chen Ding-Shinn
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is classified into eight genotypes (A-H), and genotype C is associated with more aggressive liver disease compared to genotype B. However, the mechanisms responsible for the clinical differences remain unclear. To test whether genotype C patients had with lower rates of spontaneous hepatitis B ge antigen (HBeAg) seroconversion than genotype B patients, stored serum samples from 146...
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