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Hepatitis B virus subtypes and hepatitis C virus genotypes in patients with chronic liver disease in Nepal.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Apr 1994
Shrestha S M, Tsuda F, Okamoto H, Tokita H, Horikita M, Tanaka T, Miyakawa Y, Mayumi M
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A total of 145 patients with chronic liver disease, including 20 with chronic hepatitis, 63 with cirrhosis and 62 with primary hepatocellular carcinoma from Nepal were tested for markers of hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus infection. HBsAg was detected in 57 (39%) and hepatitis C virus RNA in 12 (8%); the cause of liver disease was not known in the remaining 76 (52%). HBsAg was found in 5 (1.3%) of 379...
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