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Origin and dissemination of hepatitis B virus genotype C in East Asia revealed by phylodynamic analysis and historical correlates.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Jan 2019
Lin Serena Y C, Magalis Brittany Rife, Salemi Marco, Liu Hsin-Fu
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus disease progression in East Asia is most frequently associated with genotype C (HBV/C). The increasing availability of HBV/C genetic sequences and detailed annotations provides an opportunity to investigate the epidemiological factors underlying its evolutionary history. In this study, the Bayesian phylogeography framework was used to investigate the origins and patterns in spatial dissemination...
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