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Circulation of HDV Genotypes in Brazil: Identification of a Putative Novel HDV-8 Subgenotype.
Microbiology spectrum - 15 Jun 2023
Mello Francisco C A, Barros Tairine M, Angelice Giovana P, Costa Vanessa D, Mello Vinicius M, Pardini Maria Inês M C, Lampe Elisabeth, Lago Barbara V, Villar Livia M
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis D virus (HDV) is classified into 8 genotypes (1 to 8) and several subgenotypes. In Brazil, HDV-3 and HDV-1 predominate; however, most of the diagnosis efforts and molecular studies are directed to the area of endemicity of the Amazon Basin. Here, we determined the molecular epidemiological profile of circulating HDV in Brazilian HBsAg-positive patients between 2013 and 2015 in areas of endemicity and...
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