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Age- and gender-specific distributions of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes in Japanese HBV-positive blood donors.
Transfusion - 1 Jul 2009
Yoshikawa Akira, Gotanda Yuko, Suzuki Yoshiharu, Tanaka Masako, Matsukura Harumichi, Shiraishi Toshio, Matsubayashi Keiji, Kon Emi, Suzuki Ko, Yugi Hisao
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There are an increasing number of reports on the hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype distribution in acute or chronic HBV-infected patients in Japan; however, reports on the HBV genotype of blood donors are few. To compare the HBV genotypes of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive blood donors with infected patients, all the HBsAg-positive donors' genotypes were determined. STUDY DESIGN AND...
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