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Genogeography and Immune Epitope Characteristics of Hepatitis B Virus Genotype C Reveals Two Distinct Types: Asian and Papua-Pacific.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Thedja Meta Dewi, Muljono David Handojo, Ie Susan Irawati, Sidarta Erick, Turyadi, Verhoef Jan, Marzuki Sangkot
Abstract excerpt
Distribution of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes/subgenotypes is geographically and ethnologically specific. In the Indonesian archipelago, HBV genotype C (HBV/C) is prevalent with high genome variability, reflected by the presence of 13 of currently existing 16 subgenotypes. We investigated the association between HBV/C molecular characteristics with host ethnicity and geographical distribution by examining...
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