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National survey of hepatitis B virus (HBV) polymorphism in asymptomatic HBV blood donors from 1999 to 2007 in France.
Transfusion - 1 Dec 2010
Servant-Delmas Annabelle, Mercier Mélanie, El Ghouzzi Marie-Hélène, Girault Annie, Bouchardeau Françoise, Pillonel Josiane, Laperche Syria
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) diversity is characterized by eight genotypes correlated to eight hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) subtypes, which differ in their geographical distribution. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: To establish virologic characteristics and the evolution of HBV diversity, we carried out a study over a 9-year period in HBV-infected French blood donors. HBsAg subtyping based on specific...
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