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Genotype analysis of hepatitis delta virus from hepatitis B surface antigen-positive patients using PCR-RFLP in Tehran, Iran.
Archives of Iranian medicine - 1 May 2009
Mirshafiee Hamideh, Mahmoodian-Shooshtari Mahmood, Sharifi Zohreh, Hosseini Seyed-Masoud
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis delta virus is a unique human pathogen responsible for some 20 million infections globally. This virus is dependent on hepatitis B virus for transmission and propagation. Currently, at least three genotypes of hepatitis delta virus with different geographic distribution and clinical manifestations are described. METHODS: In this study, hepatitis delta virus RNA of 35 patients' sera were...
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