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A novel HBV recombinant (genotype I) similar to Vietnam/Laos in a primitive tribe in eastern India.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Jul 2010
Arankalle V A, Gandhe S S, Borkakoty B J, Walimbe A M, Biswas D, Mahanta J
Abstract excerpt
Genotyping of 20 strains of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) from the Idu Mishmi primitive tribe of northeast India identified multiple genotypes and the presence of a unique cluster grouping with strains from Vietnam and Laos identified as novel recombinants/genotype I. Sequence analysis (similarity and bootscan plots) of three complete HBV genomes from the tribe provided evidence of recombination. Phylogenetic analyses...
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