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Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis B virus in Iran.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Sept 2008
Mohebbi S R, Amini-Bavil-Olyaee S, Zali N, Noorinayer B, Derakhshan F, Chiani M, Rostami Nejad M, Antikchi M H, Sabahi F, Zali M R
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major cause of liver disease worldwide. Eight genotypes and 24 subgenotypes of HBV have been identified. The aim of this study was to determine the distribution of HBV genotypes, subgenotypes and subtypes, and to understand HBV genetic variability in the HBV genome circulating in Iranian provinces. Two hundred and forty-nine sera from HBV-infected patients living in 25...
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