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Phylogenetic analysis of HDV isolates from HBsAg positive patients in Karachi, Pakistan.
Virology journal - 15 Aug 2012
Perveen Shadab, Nasir Muhammad Israr, Shahid Syed M, Azhar Abid, Khan Obaid Yusuf
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In spite of a high occurrence of Hepatitis Delta in the province of Sindh in Pakistan, no genetic study of Hepatitis Delta virus (HDV) isolates from this region was carried out. The aim of this study is to analyze the genetic proximity within local HDV strains, and relationship with other clades of HDV, using phylogenetic analysis. RESULTS: Phylogenetic analysis of nucleotide sequences of the...
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