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Hepatitis B virus subgenotype A1 predominates in liver disease patients from Kerala, India.
World journal of gastroenterology - 28 Dec 2013
Gopalakrishnan Deepak, Keyter Mark, Shenoy Kotacherry Trivikrama, Leena Kondarappassery Balakumaran, Thayumanavan Lakshmikanthan, Thomas Varghese, Vinayakumar Kr, Panackel Charles, Korah Arun T, Nair Ramesh, Kramvis Anna
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AIM: To molecularly characterize hepatitis B virus (HBV) isolates from Kerala and to relate them to the clinical manifestation of infection. METHODS: Sera and clinical data were collected from 91 patients diagnosed with chronic HBV infection and HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). HBV from 44 HCC, 22 cirrhotic and 25 chronic hepatitis patients were genotyped by sequencing of the complete S region or by...
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