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Distribution of HBV genotypes and mutants among hepatitis B infected patients from northern Poland.
International journal of molecular medicine - 1 Aug 2004
Bielawski Krzysztof Piotr, Dybikowska Aleksandra, Lisowska-Charmuszko Urszula, Stalke Piotr, Gregorowicz Katarzyna, Trocha Hanna, Podhajska Anna
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is one of the major global epidemiological problems. The aim of our study was to determine the distribution of HBV genotypes in Poland since the data concerning the spread of HBV viruses in the central-eastern region of Europe is still very limited. HBV DNA was extracted from 58 serum samples. To quantify the level of HBV DNA the Roche Amplicor HBV Monitor Assay was used. To...
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