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Genotyping and virological characteristics of hepatitis B virus in HIV-infected individuals in Sudan.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Dec 2014
Yousif Mukhlid, Mudawi Hatim, Hussein Waleed, Mukhtar Maowia, Nemeri Omer, Glebe Dieter, Kramvis Anna
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) share common routes of blood-borne transmission. In HBV mono-infected Sudanese individuals, genotypes D, E, and A circulate. The objective of this study was to molecularly characterize HBV from HBV/HIV co-infected individuals. METHODS: The polymerase overlapping the S region and the basic core promoter (BCP/PC) of HBV from 32 hepatitis B...
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