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Genomic Variability of Hepatitis B Virus Circulating in Brazilian Western Amazon.
Viruses - 22 Sept 2022
Roca Tárcio Peixoto, Villar Livia Melo, Nogueira Lima Felipe Souza, Vasconcelos Mariana Pinheiro Alves, Borzacov Lourdes Maria Pinheiro, Silva Eugênia de Castro E, Lago Bárbara Vieira do, Silva Mayara Torquato Lima da, Botelho Souza Luan Felipo, Salcedo Juan Miguel Villalobos, Santos Alcione de Oliveira Dos, Vieira Deusilene Souza
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The emergence of clinically relevant mutations in the hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome has been a matter of great debate because of the possibility of escape from the host's immune system, the potential to cause more severe progression of liver diseases and the emergence of treatment-resistant variants. Here we characterized the circulating variants of HBV in Rondônia State, in the north of Brazil. Serum samples of...
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