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Full genomic analysis of hepatitis delta virus prevalent on Miyako Island, Japan.
Intervirology - 1 Jan 2005
Moriyama Mitsuhiko, Taira Masaaki, Matsumura Hiroshi, Aoki Hiroshi, Arakawa Yasuo, Kaneko Miki, Shioda Atsuo, Tanaka Naohide, Arakawa Yasuyuki
Abstract excerpt
The aims of this study were to determine the full-length genome sequences of hepatitis delta virus (HDV) in HDV RNA-positive subjects, and to elucidate the molecular specificity of the HDVs that are clustered on a distant island in Japan. This study included 3 subjects with chronic hepatitis who were positive for hepatitis B surface (HBs) antigen and HDV RNA, and who were admitted to the Okinawa Prefectural...
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