Article
Hepatitis delta genotypes in chronic delta infection in the northeast of Spain (Catalonia).
Journal of hepatology - 1 Jun 1998
Cotrina M, Buti M, Jardi R, Quer J, Rodriguez F, Pascual C, Esteban R, Guardia J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Based on genetic analysis of variants obtained around the world, three genotypes of the hepatitis delta virus have been defined. Hepatitis delta virus variants have been associated with different disease patterns and geographic distributions. To determine the prevalence of hepati...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Base Sequence
- DNA Primers
- Female
- Genotype
- Geography
- Hepatitis D
- Hepatitis D, Chronic
- Hepatitis Delta Virus
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phylogeny
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- RNA, Viral
- Risk Factors
- Spain