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Genotype characterization and phylogenetic analysis of hepatitis B virus isolates from Iranian patients.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Feb 2005
Amini-Bavil-Olyaee Samad, Sarrami-Forooshani Ramin, Mahboudi Fereidoun, Sabahi Farzaneh, Adeli Ahmad, Noorinayer Babak, Azizi Mohammad, Reza Zali Mohammad
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the major causative agents of acute and chronic liver disease worldwide and is believed to be responsible for a million deaths annually. Eight genotypes of HBV, A to H, have been described on the basis of similarity of the complete genomes sequence. Although, it is reported that the predominant HBV genotype in the Mediterranean area and the middle east is genotype D, there are no...
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