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Clinical and virological characteristics of hepatitis B virus subgenotypes Ba, C1, and C2 in China.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 May 2007
Wang Zhanhui, Tanaka Yasuhito, Huang Yuehua, Kurbanov Fuat, Chen Jinjun, Zeng Guobing, Zhou Bin, Mizokami Masashi, Hou Jinlin
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) subgenotypes Ba, C1 (Cs), and C2 (Ce) are the most prevalent HBV variants in China. To investigate the virological characteristics of these subgenotypes and their clinical implications, we enrolled a cohort of 211 patients in the Guangdong Province of China, including 132 with chronic hepatitis B virus infection (CH), 32 with liver cirrhosis (LC), and 47 with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)...
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