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Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Ethiopia: A review article.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Aug 2024
Assefa Ayenew, Getie Molla, Getie Birhanu, Yazie Takilosimeneh, Enkobahry Aklesya
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) belongs to the family Hepadnaviridae and is the smallest human DNA virus, with a genome that is only 3200 nucleotides long. The absence of proofreading function in HBV reverse transcriptase provides a wide range of genetic variants for targeted outgrowth at different stages of infection. A number of sub genotypes and ten HBV genotypes (A through J) have been identified through analyses of...
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