Article
Classifying genotype F of hepatitis B virus into F1 and F2 subtypes.
World journal of gastroenterology - 28 Oct 2005
Kato Hideaki, Fujiwara Kei, Gish Robert G, Sakugawa Hiroshi, Yoshizawa Hiroshi, Sugauchi Fuminaka, Orito Etsuro, Ueda Ryuzo, Tanaka Yasuhito, Kato Takanobu, Miyakawa Yuzo, Mizokami Masashi
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To explore the propriety of providing hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes F and H with two distinct genotypes. METHODS: Eleven HBV isolates of genotype F (HBV/F) were recovered from patients living in San Francisco, Japan, Panama, and Venezuela, and their full-length sequences were determined. Phylogenetic analysis was carried out among them along with HBV isolates previously reported. RESULTS: Seven of them...
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