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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) X gene diversity and evidence of recombination in HBV/HIV co-infected persons.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jul 2011
Martin Christina M, Welge Jeffrey A, Blackard Jason T
Abstract excerpt
The high frequency of mutation during hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has resulted in 8 genotypes (A-H) with varying effects on disease severity and treatment efficacy. However, analysis of intrapatient HBV diversity is limited, especially during HIV co-infection. Therefore, a preliminary study was performed to analyze HBV X gene diversity in 17 HBV/HIV co-infected individuals. Phylogenetic analysis revealed...
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