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Hepatitis B virus genotypes, core gene variability and ethnicity in the Pacific region.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Jul 2004
Jazayeri Mohammed S, Basuni Ashraf A, Cooksley Graham, Locarnini Stephen, Carman William F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The world-wide distribution of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes follows a geographic pattern under the influence of ethnic background. METHODS: Forty eight core genes from four pacific islands were compared with the following findings. RESULTS: First, island-specific variant substitutions were found for only two out of four islands. Second, 11 amino acid and 90 nucleotide changes specific for...
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