Article
Virological differences between patients infected with subtypes Ba and Bj of hepatitis B virus genotype B.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Apr 2005
Kobayashi Mariko, Suzuki Fumitaka, Akuta Norio, Tsubota Akihito, Ikeda Kenji, Arase Yasuji, Suzuki Yoshiyuki, Saitoh Satoshi, Kobayashi Masahiro, Hosaka Tetsuya, Someya Takashi, Matsuda Marie, Sato Junko, Miyakawa Yuzo, Kumada Hiromitsu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype B is classified into subtype Ba with the recombination with genotype C in the precore region plus core gene and subtype Bj without recombination. Virological and clinical differences between infections with subtypes Ba and Bj, however, are yet to be determined. METHODS: During 1976 through 2001, 224 patients visited Toranomon Hospital in Tokyo, Japan who were infected...
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