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Molecular and serological characterization of hepatitis B virus in deferred Ghanaian blood donors with and without elevated alanine aminotransferase
26 Jun 2006
Abstract excerpt
Candidate blood donors in Ghana are frequent carriers of hepatitis B virus (HBV). A comparative study of 117 donor samples including 46 with alanine aminotransferase (ALT) > or = 60 IU/L and 71 with < or =40 IU/L level was undertaken. S and the basic core promoter-precore regions (BCP/PC) sequencing was used to identify genotypes and variants relevant to HBV natural history, respectively. Age, viral load, HBe...
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