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Preliminary report of hepatitis B virus genotype prevalence in Iran.
World journal of gastroenterology - 28 Aug 2006
Alavian Seyed-Moayed, Keyvani Hossein, Rezai Mahdi, Ashayeri Neda, Sadeghi Homa Mohammad
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To determine the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes in Iranian hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) carriers, chronic hepatitis B and cirrhotic patients. METHODS: A total of 109 HBsAg-positive patients were included in this study. HBV genotypes were determined by using INNO-LiPA methodology which is based on the reverse hybridization principle. RESULTS: The distribution of patients with different...
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