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Evolutionary Origins of Enteric Hepatitis Viruses.
Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine - 3 Dec 2018
Sander Anna-Lena, Corman Victor Max, Lukashev Alexander N, Drexler Jan Felix
Abstract excerpt
The enterically transmitted hepatitis A (HAV) and hepatitis E viruses (HEV) are the leading causes of acute viral hepatitis in humans. Despite the discovery of HAV and HEV 40-50 years ago, their evolutionary origins remain unclear. Recent discoveries of numerous nonprimate hepatoviruses and hepeviruses allow revisiting the evolutionary history of these viruses. In this review, we provide detailed phylogenomic...
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