Hepatitis B virus genotype distribution and genotype-specific BCP/preCore substitutions in acute and chronic infections in Argentina.

In order to assess Hepatitis B Virus genotype (g) and subgenotype (sg) implications in the course of infection, 234 HBsAg positive patients in different infection stages were characterized (66 acute infections, 63 HBeAg positive chronic infections and 105 anti-HBe positive chronic infections).Overal...

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Main Authors: María Mora González López Ledesma, Laura Noelia Mojsiejczuk, Belén Rodrigo, Ina Sevic, Lilia Mammana, Omar Galdame, Adrian Gadano, Hugo Fainboim, Rodolfo Campos, Diego Flichman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4378996?pdf=render