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Genotype characteristic and phylogenetic analysis of hepatitis B virus in northeast-Iran.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Apr 2018
Nodeh Mohammad Moeini, Mosavat Arman, Valizadeh Narges, Zadeh Abulfazl Mahmood, Boskabadi Abbas, Mashkani Baratali, Sima Hamidreza, Rafatpanah Houshang
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Viral hepatitis is considered as a worldwide health problem and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is one of the major health concerns which are annually responsible for more than one million deaths. HBV can be classified into at least eight genotypes, A-H and four major subtypes. Predominant HBV genotype in Mediterranean and Middle East countries is genotype D, but there is a few studies have been performed on...
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