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Prevalence of hepatitis B virus subgenotypes and basal core promoter, precore variants in patients with acute hepatitis B in central Vietnam.
Intervirology - 1 Jan 2009
Hayashi Kazuhiko, Katano Yoshiaki, Chuong Tran Xuan, Takeda Yasushi, Ishigami Masatoshi, Itoh Akihiro, Hirooka Yoshiki, Nakano Isao, Huy Tran Van, Minh Nguyen Ngoc, Diem Tran thi Minh, An Dong thi Hoai, Phiet Pham Hoang, Goto Hidemi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been classified into 8 genotypes that have different geographic distributions. The clinical outcomes of acute hepatitis are dependent on genotype. The aim of this study was to investigate the distribution of HBV subgenotypes and basal core promoter (BCP)/precore (PC) regions in acute hepatitis patients in Central Vietnam to clarify the distributions and the clinical and...
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