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Genotype, phylogenetic analysis, and transmission pattern of occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in families of asymptomatic HBsAg carriers.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jan 2006
Datta Sibnarayan, Banerjee Arup, Chandra Partha K, Chowdhury Abhijit, Chakravarty Runu
Abstract excerpt
Occult hepatitis B is defined by the presence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA in the serum in absence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). Studies were conducted to screen for occult HBV infection among family members of HBV carriers, incidentally detected positive for HBV infection with a view to assess the pattern of virus transmission among them. Nested PCR assay, employing independent sets of primers to...
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