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Hepatitis B virus genotypes and evolutionary profiles from blood donors from the northwest region of China.
Virology journal - 17 Nov 2009
Hu Xing-Bin, Yue Qiao-Hong, Zhang Xian-Qing, Xu Xue-Qing, Wen Yin, Chen Yao-Zhen, Cheng Xiao-Dong, Yang Liu, Mu Shi-Jie
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is prevalent in China and screening of blood donors is mandatory. Up to now, ELISA has been universally used by the China blood bank. However, this strategy has sometimes failed due to the high frequency of nucleoside acid mutations. Understanding HBV evolution and strain diversity could help devise a better screening system for blood donors. However, this kind of information in China,...
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