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[Cloning and sequencing of cDNA of the hepatitis E virus genome--application to diagnosis].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Feb 1993
Uchida T
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E is endemic, often provoking epidemics in many developing countries. The hepatitis E virus has been molecularly cloned and sequenced and has a single-stranded, positive-sense RNA genome, 7,194 nucleotides, followed by a poly(A) tail. There are three open reading frames. The non-structural gene, approximately 5 kb, is located at the 5' end, while the structural gene, approximately 2 kb, is located at...
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