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Hepatitis B virus genotypes circulating in Brazil: molecular characterization of genotype F isolates.
BMC microbiology - 23 Nov 2007
Mello Francisco C A, Souto Francisco J D, Nabuco Leticia C, Villela-Nogueira Cristiane A, Coelho Henrique Sergio M, Franz Helena Cristina F, Saraiva Joao Carlos P, Virgolino Helaine A, Motta-Castro Ana Rita C, Melo Mabel M M, Martins Regina M B, Gomes Selma A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) isolates have been classified in eight genotypes, A to H, which exhibit distinct geographical distributions. Genotypes A, D and F are predominant in Brazil, a country formed by a miscegenated population, where the proportion of individuals from Caucasian, Amerindian and African origins varies by region. Genotype F, which is the most divergent, is considered indigenous to the...
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