Article
[Hepatitis B genotype distribution in Portugal and worldwide].
Acta medica portuguesa - 1 Jan 2000
Mota Ana, Areias Jorge, Cardoso Margarida Fonseca
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Infection with Hepatitis B is a public health problem worldwide. In Portugal, around 1% of the population is chronically infected. Some genotypes are only predominant in some geographical regions; however migration around the world can lead to the dissemination of the different genotypes. The heterogeneity of hepatitis B genotypes seems to be related to differences in clinical evolution of the...
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