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Hepatitis B virus American genotypes: Pathogenic variants ?
Clinics and research in hepatology and gastroenterology - 1 Nov 2020
Pujol Flor, Jaspe Rossana C, Loureiro Carmen L, Chemin Isabelle
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) chronic infection is responsible for almost 900.000 deaths each year, due to cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Ten HBV genotypes have been described (A-J). HBV genotype F and H circulate in America. HBV genotypes have been further classified in subgenotypes. There is a strong correlation between the genetic admixture of the American continent and the frequency of genotypes F or...
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