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Strong association between genotype F and hepatitis B virus (HBV) e antigen-negative variants among HBV-infected argentinean blood donors.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 2004
França Paulo H C, González Jorge E, Munné M Silvina, Brandão Larissa H, Gouvea Vera S, Sablon Erwin, Vanderborght Bart O M
Abstract excerpt
A number of reports have indicated an increased risk of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis B virus (HBV)-infected individuals carrying HBV e antigen (HBeAg)-negative variants. Although distinct core promoter and precore mutations distributed according to geographical locality and viral genotype have been reported, epidemiological data from South America are still scarce. The prevalences of HBV...
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