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Identification of a new hepatitis B virus recombinant D2/D3 in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.
Archives of virology - 1 Feb 2017
Santana Luiz Claudio, Mantovani Nathalia Pena, Ferreira Maira Cicero, Arnold Rafael, Duro Rodrigo Lopes Sanz, Ferreira Paulo Roberto Abrão, Hunter James Richard, Leal Élcio, Diaz Ricardo Sobhie, Komninakis Shirley Vasconcelos
Abstract excerpt
Two hundred forty million people are chronically infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) worldwide. The rise of globalization has facilitated the emergence of novel HBV recombinants and genotypes. We evaluated HBV genotypes and recombinants, mutations associated with resistance to antivirals (AVs), progression of hepatic illness, and inefficient hepatitis B vaccination responses in chronically infected individuals...
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