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The Global Hepatitis B Virus Genotype Distribution Approximated from Available Genotyping Data
15 Oct 2018
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is divided into nine genotypes, A to I. Currently, it remains unclear how the individual genotypes contribute to the estimated 250 million chronic HBV infections. We performed a literature search on HBV genotyping data throughout the world. Over 900 publications were assessed and data were extracted from 213 records covering 125 countries. Using previously published HBV prevalence, and...
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