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Prevalent HBV genotypes and subtypes in a South Indian population.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Sept 2006
Thippavazzula Rekha, Mogili Chandrakala, Chandra Madhavi, Khaja Mohammed Nanne, Habeeb Mohammed Aejaz, Habibullah Chitoor Mohammed
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BACKGROUND: Genotypes or genetic subtypes describe genetically related strains and have been described for viruses belonging to several different families. The eight major genotypes of hepatitis B virus (HBV) have distinct geographic distribution. Recent studies suggest possible pathogenic and therapeutic differences among HBV genotypes. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the HBV genotypes of 85 samples by RFLP analysis and...
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