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Genotypes and subgenotypes of hepatitis B virus circulating in an endemic area in Peru.
Archives of virology - 1 Jan 2018
Ramírez-Soto Max Carlos, Bracho Maria Alma, González-Candelas Fernando, Huichi-Atamari Milagros
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Although hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is still endemic in Abancay, Peru, two decades after vaccination against hepatitis B started in the area, little is known about the diversity and circulation of genotypes and subgenotypes of the virus. To identify the genotypes and subtypes of HBV circulating in Abancay, complete genome sequences of 11 treatment-naive HBV-infected patients were obtained, and phylogenetic...
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