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Variant of hepatitis B virus isolated in Zimbabwe.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jan 1994
Chirara M M, Chetsanga C J
Abstract excerpt
The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to amplify an approximately 1.2 kb DNA fragment encompassing the pre-S/S gene region of HBV DNA from serum of patients with acute hepatitis B virus infection. Nucleotide sequence analysis revealed a number of interesting features in the S gene region. Two Bam HI sites were located at nucleotide positions 557 and 872, respectively, in the S gene. Guanine (G) was found...
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