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Impact of the hepatitis B virus genotype and genotype mixtures on the course of liver disease in Vietnam.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Jun 2006
Toan Nguyen L, Song Le H, Kremsner Peter G, Duy Dinh N, Binh Vu Q, Koeberlein Bernd, Kaiser Stefan, Kandolf Reinhard, Torresi Joseph, Bock C-Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Eight genotypes (A-H) of hepatitis B virus (HBV) have been identified. However, the impact of different genotypes on the clinical course of hepatitis B infection remains controversial. We investigated the frequency and clinical outcome of HBV genotypes and genotype mixtures in HBV-infected patients from Vietnam, Europe, and Africa. In addition, we analyzed the effects of genotype mixtures on alterations in in...
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