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Molecular characterization of hepatitis A virus isolated from acute infections in Turkey.
The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2012
Dınç Bedia, Koyuncu Duygu, Karatayli Senem Ceren, Berk Elife, Karatayli Ersin, Parlak Mehmet, Çelık Inci, Akgüç Miray, Sertöz Rüçhan, Berktaş Mustafa, Bozdayi Gülendam, Bozdayi A Mithat
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Hepatitis A virus is a global public health problem, especially in developing countries, and the most common cause of hepatitis in childhood. Hepatitis A virus is a single- stranded positive RNA virus subdivided to 6 genotypes (3 human,3 simian). The aim of this study was to determine the prevalent genotype in Turkey using sera of acute hepatitis A virus-infected patients from different...
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