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Distribution of hepatitis B virus subgenotype F2a in São Paulo, Brazil.
BMC research notes - 21 Oct 2013
Alvarado-Mora Mónica V, Botelho-Lima Livia S, Santana Rubia A, Sitnik Roberta, Ferreira Paulo Abrão, do Amaral Mello Francisco, Mangueira Cristovão P, Carrilho Flair J, Rebello Pinho João R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: HBV genotype F is primarily found in indigenous populations from South America and is classified in four subgenotypes (F1 to F4). Subgenotype F2a is the most common in Brazil among genotype F cases. The aim of this study was to characterize HBV genotype F2a circulating in 16 patients from São Paulo, Brazil. Samples were collected between 2006 and 2012 and sent to Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. A...
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