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Full-length genomic sequence of subgenotype IIIA hepatitis A virus isolate in Republic of Korea.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2013
Lee Ah-Ra, Lee Sung-Geun, Kang Lae-Hyung, Jheong Weon-Hwa, Paik Soon-Young
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Hepatitis A virus is known to cause acute hepatitis and has significant implications for public health throughout the world. In the Republic of Korea, the number of patients with hepatitis A virus infection has been increasing rapidly since 2006. In this study, the Kor-HAV-F strain was identified as subgenotype IIIA by RT-PCR, and its identity was confirmed by nucleotide sequencing and alignment analysis....
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