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Eight genotypes (A-H) of hepatitis B virus infecting patients from San Francisco and their demographic, clinical, and virological characteristics.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Aug 2004
Kato Hideaki, Gish Robert G, Bzowej Natalie, Newsom Margaret, Sugauchi Fuminaka, Tanaka Yasuhito, Kato Takanobu, Orito Etsuro, Usuda Sadakazu, Ueda Ryuzo, Miyakawa Yuzo, Mizokami Masashi
Abstract excerpt
Clinical lines of evidence have been accumulated that hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes have characteristic geographical distributions and distinct clinical impact on liver diseases. The distribution of HBV genotypes was determined with reference to hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels in 165 patients with hepatitis B in San Francisco. HBV genotypes were determined by...
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