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