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A new isolate of hepatitis B virus from the Philippines possibly representing a new subgenotype C6.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jun 2009
Cavinta Lolita, Sun Jianguang, May Anja, Yin Jianhua, von Meltzer Markus, Radtke Monika, Barzaga Nina G, Cao Guangwen, Schaefer Stephan
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes and subgenotypes show distinct geographical prevalence. A genotyping analysis of 28 samples from asymptomatic HBV carriers from the Philippines gave a distribution of HBV genotypes as expected from a previous study: 54% B (15/28), C5 18% (5/28), 14% D (4/28), 7% A1 (2/28). In addition, 7% (2/28) of the samples showed a double infection with genotypes B and D. One of the isolates...
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