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Improved multiplex-PCR to identify hepatitis B virus genotypes A-F and subgenotypes B1, B2, C1 and C2.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Mar 2007
Chen Jinsong, Yin Jianhua, Tan Xiaojie, Zhang Haiqin, Zhang Hongwei, Chen Beichuan, Chang Wenjun, Schaefer Stephan, Cao Guangwen
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BACKGROUND: There are eight genotypes (A-H) and numerous subgenotypes of hepatitis B virus (HBV). The genotype has been shown to affect the course of HBV infection. OBJECTIVES: To develop an efficient genotyping and subgenotyping method for large-scale epidemiological surveys of HBV infection in countries with high prevalence of HBV B and C such as China. STUDY DESIGN: We designed genotype and...
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