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Genetic analysis of HAV strains isolated from patients with acute hepatitis in Korea, 2005-2006.
Journal of medical virology - 1 May 2008
Yun Haesun, Kim Soyeon, Lee Hyeokjin, Byun Kwan Soo, Kwon So Young, Yim Hyung Joon, Lim Young-Suk, Jeong Sook-Hyang, Jee Youngmee
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is a causative agent of acute viral hepatitis, which represents a significant public health problem. HAV is usually transmitted by oral-fecal route and prevalent not only in developing countries but also in developed countries worldwide. To characterize the HAV wild type strains circulating in Korea, the VP3/VP1 and VP1/P2A junction regions were detected by RT-PCR from HAV IgM positives...
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