Article
Correlation between hepatitis B virus genotypes and clinical outcomes.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2012
Shi Ying-Hui
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been classified into 10 genotypes (A-J) according to genome sequence divergence. HBV genotypes have a distinct geographical distribution. As chronic HBV infection is endemic in the Asian region, genotypes B and C prevail there, and genotypes A and D are mainly found in the western world and Europe. Genotypes A, B, C, and D have been studied most extensively. In Europe and Asia, most...
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