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Hepatitis B viral genotype in Taiwanese patients with acute hepatitis B.
Hepato-gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2000
Huang Yi-Wen, Lin Chih-Lin, Chen Pei-Jer, Lai Ming-Yang, Kao Jia-Horng, Chen Ding-Shinn
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: The correlation of HBV genotype with clinical outcome has been recognized in chronic hepatitis B patients. However, there are few reports on the distribution and clinical significance of HBV genotypes in acute hepatitis B patients. METHODOLOGY: Nineteen acute hepatitis B patients were identified and their HBV genotypes were determined. The serological and clinical data were thus compared between...
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