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HBV genotype characterization and distribution in patients with HBV-related liver diseases in Zhejiang Province, P.R. China: possible association of co-infection with disease prevalence and severity.
Hepatobiliary & pancreatic diseases international : HBPD INT - 1 Nov 2005
Zumbika Edward, Ruan Bing, Xu Chen-Huai, Ni Qin, Hou Wei, Chen Zhi, Liu Ke-Zhou
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There are 8 well-documented genotypes of hepatitis B virus (HBV) at this time point. Genotyping can be accomplished based on a partial sequence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome such as the pre-S or S gene. Several methods have been developed and used for HBV genotyping including direct sequencing, restriction fragment length polymorphism, line probe assay and enzyme-linked immunoassay. Recently, a...
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