Article
A divergent genotype of hepatitis E virus in Chinese patients with acute hepatitis.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Jan 1999
Wang Y, Ling R, Erker J C, Zhang H, Li H, Desai S, Mushahwar I K, Harrison T J
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies have reported and provided nucleotide sequence data from divergent isolates of hepatitis E virus (HEV), including isolates from North America and Africa. Sera were investigated from 29 Chinese patients with a diagnosis of acute hepatitis and who were negative for hepatitis viruses...
Topics
- Acute Disease
- Asian People
- Base Sequence
- DNA, Viral
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Hepatitis E
- Hepatitis E virus
- Humans
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Open Reading Frames
- Phylogeny
