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Ethnogeographical structure of hepatitis B virus genotype distribution in Indonesia and discovery of a new subgenotype, B9.
Archives of virology - 1 May 2011
Thedja Meta Dewi, Muljono David Handojo, Nurainy Neni, Sukowati Caecilia H C, Verhoef Jan, Marzuki Sangkot
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The distribution of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the populations of island Southeast Asia is of medical and anthropological interest and is associated with an unusually high genetic diversity. This study examined the association of this HBV genetic diversity with the ethnogeography of the populations of the Indonesian archipelago. Whole genome analysis of 21 HBV isolates from East Nusa Tenggara and Papua revealed...
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