Identification of a new hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype from Brazil that expresses HBV surface antigen subtype adw4.

doi:10.1099/0022-1317-74-8-1627

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Identification of a new hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype from Brazil that expresses HBV surface antigen subtype adw4.

The Journal of general virology - 1 Aug 1993

Naumann H, Schaefer S, Yoshida C F, Gaspar A M, Repp R, Gerlich W H

Abstract excerpt

The complete genome of a hepatitis B virus (HBV) from Brazil that expressed the subtype adw4 of HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) was cloned and sequenced. The genome, termed w4B, consists of 3215 bp. The overall genetic organization of typical hepadnaviruses with four open reading frames including the...

Topics

Amino Acid Sequence
Base Sequence
Brazil
Gene Expression
Genome, Viral
Genotype
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
Hepatitis B virus
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
Open Reading Frames

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