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Characterization of seven genotypes (A to E, G and H) of hepatitis B virus recovered from Japanese patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1.
Journal of medical virology - 1 May 2005
Shibayama Takao, Masuda Gohta, Ajisawa Atsushi, Hiruma Kiyoshi, Tsuda Fumio, Nishizawa Tsutomu, Takahashi Masaharu, Okamoto Hiroaki
Abstract excerpt
To investigate the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes and characteristics of HBV isolates among Japanese patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV), serum samples collected between September 1990 and March 2002 from 471 HIV-infected patients (age, 38.8 +/- 11.4 [mean +/- standard deviation] years; male, 90%) were tested for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and HBV DNA....
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