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Identification and comparative analysis of hepatitis B virus genotype D/E recombinants in Africa.
Virus genes - 1 Aug 2017
Boyce Ceejay L, Ganova-Raeva Lilia, Archampong Timothy N A, Lartey Margaret, Sagoe Kwamena W, Obo-Akwa Adjoa, Kenu Ernest, Kwara Awewura, Blackard Jason T
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Globally, there are approximately 240 million people chronically infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-a major cause of hepatocellular carcinoma. Ten different HBV genotypes (A-J) have been identified with distinct geographic distributions. Novel variants generated by recombination between different HBV genotypes have been documented worldwide and represent an important element of genetic variability with...
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