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Hepatitis B virus infection in children, adolescents, and their relatives: genotype distribution and precore and core gene mutations.
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jun 2012
Compri Adriana Parise, Miura Irene, Porta Gilda, Lemos Marcilio Figueiredo, Saraceni Cláudia Patara, Moreira Regina Célia
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INTRODUCTION: The objectives of this study were evaluate hepatitis B virus (HBV) serological markers in children and adolescents followed up at the Child Institute of the Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina de São Paulo, Universidade de São Paulo; identify chronic HBV carriers and susceptible individuals in the intrafamilial environment; characterize HBV genotypes; and identify mutations in the patients...
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