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Molecular evolution and phylodynamics of hepatitis B virus infection circulating in Iran.
Archives of virology - 1 Jun 2018
Mozhgani Sayed-Hamidreza, Malekpour Seyed Amir, Norouzi Mehdi, Ramezani Fatemeh, Rezaee Seyed Abdolrahim, Poortahmasebi Vahdat, Sadeghi Mehdi, Alavian Seyed Moayed, Zarei-Ghobadi Mohadeseh, Ghaziasadi Azam, Karimzadeh Hadi, Malekzadeh Reza, Ziaee Masood, Abedi Farshid, Ataei Behrooz, Yaran Majid, Sayad Babak, Jahantigh Hamid Reza, Somi Mohammad Hossein, Sarizadeh Gholamreza, Sanei-Moghaddam Ismail, Mansour-Ghanaei Fariborz, Keyvani Hossein, Kalantari Ebrahim, Fakhari Zahra, Geravand Babak, Jazayeri Seyed Mohammad
Abstract excerpt
Previous local and national Iranian publications indicate that all Iranian hepatitis B virus (HBV) strains belong to HBV genotype D. The aim of this study was to analyze the evolutionary history of HBV infection in Iran for the first time, based on an intensive phylodynamic study. The evolutionary parameters, time to most recent common ancestor (tMRCA), and the population dynamics of infections were investigated...
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