Characterization and phylogenetic analysis of a novel hepatitis D virus strain discovered by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1105-1113

  Wu, Jaw Ching ^a   Chiang, Tzen Yuh ^b   Sheen, I Jane ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

DELTA VIRUS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS;

EID: 0031948696     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-79-5-1105     Document Type: Article

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