Evolution of hepatitis B genotype D in the Middle East and South Asia

Hepatitis Monthly

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-11

  Jazayeri, Seyed Mohammad ^a   Carman, William F ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

DNA SEQUENCE; EDITORIAL; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MIDDLE EAST; NONHUMAN; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; SOUTH ASIA; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS RECOMBINATION;

EID: 67649354416     PISSN: 1735143X     EISSN: 17353408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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