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Distribution of HBV subgenotypes in Ribeirão Preto, Southeastern Brazil: a region with history of intense Italian immigration.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Chachá Silvana Gama Florencio, Gomes-Gouvêa Michele Soares, Malta Fernanda de Mello, Ferreira Sandro da Costa, Villanova Márcia Guimarães, Souza Fernanda Fernandes, Teixeira Andreza Correa, Passos Afonso Dinis da Costa, Pinho João Renato Rebello, Martinelli Ana de Lourdes Candolo
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is distributed worldwide, with geographical variations regarding prevalence of the different genotypes. The aim of this study was to determine the HBV genotypes and subgenotypes circulating in Southeast Brazil and compare the genetic sequences found with HBV sequences previously described in the world. Sequences from 166 chronic HBV carriers were analyzed using the fragment constituted by...
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