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Type B fulminant hepatitis is closely associated with a highly mutated hepatitis B virus strain.
Intervirology - 1 Jan 2007
Kanada Aimi, Takehara Tetsuo, Ohkawa Kazuyoshi, Tatsumi Tomohide, Sakamori Ryotaro, Yamaguchi Shinjiro, Uemura Akio, Kohga Keisuke, Sasakawa Akira, Hikita Hayato, Hijioka Taizo, Katayama Kazuhiro, Deguchi Matsuo, Kagita Masanori, Kanto Tatsuya, Hiramatsu Naoki, Hayashi Norio
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OBJECTIVE: Genome-wide sequences of hepatitis B virus strain associated with type B fulminant hepatitis have not been compared with those of acute self-limited hepatitis. We carried out full-length sequencing analysis of viral strains derived from patients with type B acute liver injury. METHODS: Nine acute self-limited hepatitis and 6 fulminant hepatitis patients were the subjects of this study. Full-length...
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