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Hepatitis B genotypes, precore and core promoter mutants circulating in Tunisia.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Mar 2006
Bahri O, Cheikh I, Hajji N, Djebbi A, Maamouri N, Sadraoui A, Mami N Ben, Triki H
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is characterized by genetic heterogeneity, including genotypes and mutations. Eight genotypes (A-H) have been identified throughout the world with a characteristic geographical distribution. Previous studies also suggest that the viral genotypes may correlate with differences in clinical features of the infection. Two types of mutations were particularly described, precore and basal...
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