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Hepatitis B virus genotype, HBsAg mutations and co-infection with HCV in occult HBV infection.
Clinics and research in hepatology and gastroenterology - 1 Sept 2011
Arababadi M K, Pourfathollah A A, Jafarzadeh A, Hassanshahi G, Salehi M, Ahmadabadi B N, Kennedy D
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BACKGROUND: The association between mutations in the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) gene and the occurrence of occult HBV (OBI) in patients has not been studied adequately to determine if the two are correlated. The current study was aimed to investigate HBsAg mutations, the genotype of HBV and co-infection with HCV in OBI in the central part of Iran to determine any possible associations. MATERIAL AND...
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