Article
Evolution of HBV S-gene in the backdrop of HDV co-infection.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Aug 2018
Baig Samina, Abidi Syed H, Azam Zahid, Majid Shahid, Khan Saeed, Khanani Muhammad R, Ali Syed
Abstract excerpt
HBV-HDV co-infected people have a higher chance of developing cirrhosis, fulminant hepatitis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) compared to those infected only with HBV. The present study was conducted to investigate HBV genotypes and phylogeny among HBV mono-infected and HBV-HDV co-infected patients, as well as analyze mutations in the surface gene of HBV in mono-infected and co-infected patients. A total of...
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