Global Occurrence of Clinically Relevant Hepatitis B Virus Variants as Found by Analysis of Publicly Available Sequencing Data

Several viral factors impact the natural course of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the sensitivity of diagnostic tests, or treatment response to interferon-α and nucleos(t)ide analogues. These factors include the viral genotype and serotype but also mutations affecting the HBV surface antigen, ba...

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Main Authors: Stoyan Velkov, Ulrike Protzer, Thomas Michler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/11/1344