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Sequence analysis of the polymerase gene in hepatitis B virus infected blood donors in Iran.
Archives of Iranian medicine - 1 Feb 2012
Sharifi Zohreh, Yari Fatemeh, Gharebaghiyan Ahmad
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B is one of the most common infectious diseases worldwide that can be transmitted by blood transfusion. The hepatitis B virus (HBV) has eight different genotypes that show different geographical distributions and clinical manifestations. This study aims to investigate the sequence of the HBV polymerase gene and the frequency of HBV genotypes among Iranian blood donors. METHODS: The sera of...
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