A high variability of mixed infections and recent recombinations of hepatitis B virus in Laos.

A high variability of mixed infections and recent recombinations of hepatitis B virus in Laos.

In Lao PDR, where more than 8% of the population are chronic carriers of HBsAg, multiple genotypes and subgenotypes co-circulate and are prone to generate recombinant viruses. Phylogenetic analyses of multiple clones per donor revealed mixed infections of subgenotypes B1, B2, B4, C1, C5, I1 and I2 i...

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Main Authors: Iris E Andernach, Prapan Jutavijittum, Bounthome Samountry, Amnat Yousukh, Te Thammavong, Judith M Hübschen, Claude P Muller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3285149?pdf=render

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