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Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis delta virus in the Western Pacific region.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Sept 2014
Han Meifang, Littlejohn Margaret, Yuen Lilly, Edwards Rosalind, Devi Uma, Bowden Scott, Ning Qin, Locarnini Stephen, Jackson Kathy
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BACKGROUND: Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is a defective RNA virus requiring the presence of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) for the completion of its life cycle. Active replication of HDV can lead to severe hepatitis, and although present worldwide has an irregular geographical distribution, especiall...
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