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Molecular characteristics of occult hepatitis B virus from blood donors in southeast China.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Feb 2010
Yuan Quan, Ou Shan-Hai, Chen Chang-Rong, Ge Sheng-Xiang, Pei Bin, Chen Qing-Rui, Yan Qiang, Lin Yong-Cai, Ni Hong-Ying, Huang Cheng-Hao, Yeo Anthony E T, Shih James W K, Zhang Jun, Xia Ning-Shao
Abstract excerpt
The characteristics of 30 carriers with occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (OBI) were compared with those of 30 individuals diagnosed as being HBV carriers at the time of blood donation, 60 asymptomatic carriers, and 60 chronic hepatitis patients. The prevalence of genotype C was significantly higher in carriers with OBIs than in any other HBsAg-positive (HBsAg(+)) group (P < 0.001). Specific amino acid...
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