Article
Subgenotype diversity of hepatitis B virus American genotype F in Amerindians from Venezuela and the general population of Colombia.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jan 2008
Devesa M, Loureiro C L, Rivas Y, Monsalve F, Cardona N, Duarte M C, Poblete F, Gutierrez M F, Botto C, Pujol F H
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was the evaluation of the genetic diversity found in HBV circulating among Venezuelan Amerindians and the general population in Colombia. Phylogenetic analysis of the S region in 194 isolates showed that genotype F is highly predominant in Colombia and Venezuela. This might be related to the genetic background of the population. F3 is the main subgenotype which circulates in both...
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