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Characterization of hepatitis B virus genotypes in chronically infected patients.
Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia - 1 Dec 2007
Basaras M, Arrese E, Blanco S, Sota M, de las Heras B, Cisterna R
Abstract excerpt
Genomic mutations occurring during reverse transcription of hepatitis B virus (HBV) could explain its genetic diversity and account for 8 genetically distinct genotypes that are geographically distributed quite differently. The main objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B virus genotypes in patients with chronic hepatitis B and to see if there was a relationship between genotypes...
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