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Variability and pathogenicity of hepatitis E virus genotype 3 variants.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Nov 2015
Smith Donald B, Ijaz Samreen, Tedder Richard S, Hogema Boris, Zaaijer Hans L, Izopet Jacques, Bradley-Stewart Amanda, Gunson Rory, Harvala Heli, Kokki Inka, Simmonds Peter
Abstract excerpt
Infection with hepatitis E virus (HEV) can be clinically inapparent or produce symptoms and signs of hepatitis of varying severity and occasional fatality. This variability in clinical outcomes may reflect differences in host susceptibility or the presence of virally encoded determinants of pathogenicity. Analysis of complete genome sequences supports the division of HEV genotype 3 (HEV-3) variants into three...
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