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Hepatitis B virus genomic sequence in the circulation of hepatocellular carcinoma patients: comparative analysis of 40 full-length isolates.
Archives of virology - 1 Jan 1998
Takahashi K, Akahane Y, Hino K, Ohta Y, Mishiro S
Abstract excerpt
We determined full-length nucleotide sequence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome in sera from 40 Japanese patients with HBsAg-positive hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), in order to obtain information on HCC-specific characteristics, if any, of the HBV genome. Direct sequencing of the long distance PCR products starting from 50 microliters of serum samples revealed that 95% of our isolates were of genotype C, and...
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