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An analysis of the molecular evolution of hepatitis B viral genotypes A/B/D using a Bayesian evolutionary method.
Virology journal - 10 Aug 2013
Xu Guangyu, Wei Chengguo, Guo Yuqi, Zhang Chao, Zhang Nan, Wang Guoqing
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major global health problem. The infectious virion contains an inner "core particle", which is made of 180 or 240 copies of core protein, alternatively known as hepatitis B core antigen, or HBcAg which encloses the viral genome. METHOD: In this study, we characterized HBV genotypes and used Bayesian analyses to estimate date of emergence of the most recent common...
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