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Shifting hepatitis B virus genotypes of acute hepatitis B patients in northeast Japan.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jan 2016
Inoue Jun, Kondo Yasuteru, Umetsu Teruyuki, Yamamoto Takeshi, Miura Masahito, Mano Yutaka, Kobayashi Tomoo, Obara Noriyuki, Niitsuma Hirofumi, Kogure Takayuki, Nakagome Yu, Kimura Osamu, Iwata Tomoaki, Morosawa Tatsuki, Fujisaka Yasuyuki, Shimosegawa Tooru
Abstract excerpt
It has been reported that acute hepatitis B (AHB) patients with genotype A HBV (HBV/A) have been increasing since the 1990s in metropolitan areas in Japan. However, little is known about the trends of HBV genotypes in AHB patients in northeast Japan where genotype B HBV (HBV/B) prevails more than in other areas. In this study, we aimed to clarify the changes in the HBV genotypes and clinical characteristics of...
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