Molecular epidemiology of Hepatitis Delta Virus (HDV) in Iran: A preliminary report

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2092-2099

  Mohebbi, Seyed Reza ^a   Zali, Narges ^a   Derakhshan, Faramarz ^a   Tahami, Ali ^a   Mashayekhi, Reza ^a   Amini Bavil Olyaee, Samad ^b   Zali, Mohammad Reza ^a,c  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hepatitis delta virus; Iran; Molecular epidemiology; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS DELTA ANTIGEN; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CLADISTICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTA AGENT HEPATITIS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HUMAN; IRAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; VIRUS TYPING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS D; HEPATITIS DELTA ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HUMANS; IRAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS;

EID: 57349131697     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21326     Document Type: Article

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