Molecular epidemiology and clinical characteristics of hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infected patients with elevated transaminases in Shanghai, China

Molecular epidemiology and clinical characteristics of hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infected patients with elevated transaminases in Shanghai, China

Abstract Background Patients coinfected with HBV and hepatitis D virus (HDV) have a greater risk of HCC and cirrhosis. The current study was undertaken to assess HDV genotype distribution and determine clinical characteristics of hepatitis delta virus (HDV) among HBsAg positive individuals in Shangh...

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Main Authors: Shanshan Wu, Yi Zhang, Yuyan Tang, Ting Yao, Mengjiao Lv, Zhenghao Tang, Guoqing Zang, Yongsheng Yu, Xiaohua Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Hepatitis Delta virus
Genotype distribution
Next-generation sequencing
RT-nested PCR
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05275-1

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