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Hepatitis B virus genotyping, core promoter, and precore/core mutations among Afghan patients infected with hepatitis B: a preliminary report.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Mar 2006
Amini-Bavil-Olyaee Samad, Alavian Seyed-Moayed, Adeli Ahmad, Sarrami-Forooshani Ramin, Sabahi Farzaneh, Sabouri Elham, Tavangar Hamid-Reza, Azizi Mohammad, Mahboudi Fereidoun
Abstract excerpt
In spite of hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination, HBV infection remains an important public health problem worldwide. Although the HBV genotype distribution has been determined in some parts of South Central Asia, no survey has been conducted to determine the HBV genotype in Afghanistan. Twelve Afghan patients infected with HBV living in Afghanistan were enrolled in this study. Partial HBsAg and basic core...
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