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Phylogeography and evolutionary history of hepatitis B virus genotype F in Brazil.
Virology journal - 16 Jul 2013
Mello Francisco C A, Araujo Oscar C, Lago Barbara V, Motta-Castro Ana Rita C, Moraes Marcia Terezinha B, Gomes Selma A, Bello Gonzalo, Araujo Natalia M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype F (HBV/F) is considered to be indigenous to the Americas, but its emergence and spread in the continent remain unknown. Previously, only two HBV/F complete genome sequences from Brazil were available, limiting the contribution of Brazilian isolates to the phylogenetic studies of HBV/F. The present study was carried out to assess the proportion and geographic...
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