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Hepatitis B virus: molecular genotypes and HBeAg serological status among HBV-infected patients in the southeast of Brazil.
BMC infectious diseases - 8 Sept 2009
Tonetto Priscila A, Gonçales Neiva S L, Fais Viviane C, Vigani Aline G, Gonçales Eduardo S L, Feltrin Adriana, Gonçales Fernando L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Knowledge of HBV genotype is very important for clinical treatment. Studies have suggested possible pathogenic and therapeutic differences among HBV genotypes. The aim of this study was to determine HBV subtypes and genotypes in HBV-infected patients in our region (southeast Brazil) and to correlate results with clinical and histopathological data. METHODS: One hundred and thirty-nine HBsAg-positive...
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