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Virological Characteristics of Acute Hepatitis B in Eastern India: Critical Differences with Chronic Infection.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Sarkar Neelakshi, Pal Ananya, Das Dipanwita, Saha Debraj, Biswas Avik, Bandopadhayay Bhaswati, Chakraborti Mandira, Ghosh Mrinmoy, Chakravarty Runu
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) manifests high genetic variability and is classifiable into ten genotypes (A-J). HBV infection can lead to variable clinical outcomes, ranging from self-limiting acute hepatitis to active chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The present study characterizes HBV strains circulating among patients with acute (AHB) and chronic HBV infection (CHB). Among a total of 653...
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