HBV genotype G - An odd genotype of unknown origin [1]

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 315-316

  Lindh, Magnus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TARGETING; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LETTER; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

BASE SEQUENCE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 27744503558     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2005.10.002     Document Type: Letter

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