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[Hepatitis B virus genotypes in chronic carriers on the island of Gran Canaria. Clinical and epidemiological characteristics].
Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica - 1 Jan 2000
Pena-López María José, Suárez-Bordón Pino, García-Bardeci Diana, Rodríguez-San Román José Luis, Pérez-González María Carmen, Lafarga-Capuz Bernardo
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes in Spanish hepatitis B carriers, and to study the differences in epidemiological characteristics, e antigen (HBeAg) seroconversion, serum DNA viral levels (VL) and liver function alterations. METHODS: This study included 108 patients. Genotyping was carried out in 84 with the INNO-LiPA HBV genotyping assay (Innogenetics). RESULTS: There...
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