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Molecular characterization of hepatitis B virus in liver disease patients and asymptomatic carriers of the virus in Sudan.
BMC infectious diseases - 18 Jul 2013
Yousif Mukhlid, Mudawi Hatim, Bakhiet Sahar, Glebe Dieter, Kramvis Anna
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BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus is hyperendemic in Sudan. Our aim was to molecularly characterize hepatitis B virus from Sudanese individuals, with and without liver disease, because genotypes play an important role in clinical manifestation and treatment management. METHODS: Ninety-nine patients - 30 asymptomatic, 42 cirrhotic, 15 with hepatocellular carcinoma, 7 with acute hepatitis and 5 with chronic hepatitis-...
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