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Subgenotypes of hepatitis B virus genotype C do not correlate with disease progression of chronic hepatitis B in Taiwan.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Sept 2007
Tseng Tai-Chung, Liu Chun-Jen, Chen Pei-Jer, Lai Ming-Yang, Lin Chih-Lin, Kao Jia-Horng, Chen Ding-Shinn
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BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype C (HBV/C) has two subgenotypes: HBV/Cs and Ce. The prevalence and clinical implications of subgenotype Cs and Ce in Taiwanese HBV carriers remain unknown. METHODS: Subgenotypes of HBV/C were determined in 242 Taiwanese HBV carriers with various stages of liver disease. The clinical as well as virologic features between patients with HBV/Cs and HBV/Ce infection were...
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