Article
Genotype determination in Moroccan hepatitis B chronic carriers.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 May 2008
Ezzikouri Sayeh, Chemin Isabelle, Chafik Abdelaziz, Wakrim Lahsen, Nourlil Jalal, Malki Abdelouhad El, Marchio Agnès, Dejean Anne, Hassar Mohammed, Trepo Christian, Pineau Pascal, Benjelloun Soumaya
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In Morocco, chronic liver disease related to hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a public health burden. Treatment of chronic hepatitis B is often complicated by the appearance of escape mutants after treatment with nucleoside analogs, especially with genotypes responsible for the more severe form of the disease. OBJECTIVES: In the present study we investigate the prevalence of the different HBV genotypes in...
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