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Intergenotype recombinant analysis of full-length hepatitis B virus genomes from 516 Chinese patients with different illness categories.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jan 2017
Liao Hao, Li Xiaodong, Liu Yan, Xu Zhihui, Huang Pengyu, Nian Xueyuan, Liu Xinguang, Xu Dongping
Abstract excerpt
This study aimed to reveal characteristics and clinical relevance of HBV intergenotypic recombinants. Serum samples of 516 patients from Northern China were collected, including 131 with acute hepatitis B (AHB), 239 with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and 146 with acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF). Full-length HBV genomes were sequenced and HBV genotypes were analyzed. Genotypes C, B, D, and intergenotypic...
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