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Predominance of HBV Genotype B and HDV Genotype 1 in Vietnamese Patients with Chronic Hepatitis.
Viruses - 22 Feb 2021
Hoan Nghiem Xuan, Hoechel Mirjam, Tomazatos Alexandru, Anh Chu Xuan, Pallerla Srinivas Reddy, Linh Le Thi Kieu, Binh Mai Thanh, Sy Bui Tien, Toan Nguyen Linh, Wedemeyer Heiner, Bock C-Thomas, Kremsner Peter G, Meyer Christian G, Song Le Huu, Velavan Thirumalaisamy P
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) coinfection will additionally aggravate the hepatitis B virus (HBV) burden in the coming decades, with an increase in HBV-related liver diseases. Between 2018 and 2019, a total of 205 HBV patients clinically characterized as chronic hepatitis B (CHB; n = 115), liver cirrhosis (LC; n = 21), and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC; n = 69) were recruited. HBV surface antigen (HBsAg),...
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