Natural history of acute and chronic hepatitis B: The role of HBV genotypes and mutants.

doi:10.1016/j.bpg.2017.04.010

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Natural history of acute and chronic hepatitis B: The role of HBV genotypes and mutants.

Best practice & research. Clinical gastroenterology - 1 Jun 2017

Lin Chih-Lin, Kao Jia-Horng

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Molecular epidemiologic studies reveal remarkable differences in the geographical distribution of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes. The frequency of mutants among HBV genotypes also varies. The role of HBV genotypes/mutants in the pathogenesis of HBV infection and natural history of HBV infectio...

Topics

Disease Progression
Genotype
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B virus
Hepatitis B, Chronic
Humans
Liver Neoplasms
Mutation
Risk Factors

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