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Applicability of oral fluid samples for tracking hepatitis B virus mutations, genotyping, and phylogenetic analysis.
Archives of virology - 1 Sept 2021
Portilho Moyra Machado, Bezerra Cristianne Sousa, Mendonça Ana Carolina da Fonseca, Marques Vanessa Alves, Nabuco Leticia Cancella, Villela-Nogueira Cristiane Alves, Ivantes Cláudia Alexandra Pontes, Lewis-Ximenez Lia Laura, do Lago Bárbara Vieira, Villar Livia Melo
Abstract excerpt
Little is known about the usefulness of saliva samples for hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotyping and mutation analysis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of oral fluid samples to determine HBV genotype distribution, S/polymerase mutations, and HBV subpopulation diversity among chronically HBV-infected individuals. Serum and oral fluid samples were obtained from 18 individuals for PCR and...
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