Genotype characterization and phylogenetic analysis of hepatitis B virus isolates from Iranian patients

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 227-234

  Amini Bavil Olyaee, Samad ^a   Sarrami Forooshani, Ramin ^a   Mahboudi, Fereidoun ^a   Sabahi, Farzaneh ^b   Adeli, Ahmad ^a   Noorinayer, Babak ^c   Azizi, Mohammad ^a   Zali, Mohammad Reza ^a,c  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Genotyping; Hepatitis B virus; Iran; Iranian; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; PHYLOGENY;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; IRANIA;

EID: 11144222536     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20261     Document Type: Article

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