Article
High prevalence of hepatitis B virus genotype C/C1 in the Minangkabau ethnic group in Indonesia.
Virology journal - 22 Jan 2013
Siburian Marlinang D, Utama Andi, Dhenni Rama, Arnelis Null, Fanany Ismail, Intan Mariana D B, Kurniasih Tri S, Andriani Febi, Afadlal Szeifoul, Julianto Erlys B, Rasman Widyarman S, Zubir Nasrul, Mathew George
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Minangkabau is one of the major ethnic groups in Indonesia. Previous studies with a limited number of samples have shown a different prevalence of HBV/C in the Minangkabau compared to the Indonesian population in general. The aim of this study was to assess the HBV genotype distribution pattern and the prevalence of pre-S, T1753V and A1762T/G1764A mutations among the Minangkabau HBV carriers. The...
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