The third case of fulminant hepatitis associated with "Kitami/Abashiri strain" of hepatitis E virus genotype 4

Kanzo/Acta Hepatologica Japonica

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 473-474

  Sugawara, Nobuaki ^a   Yawata, Atsushi ^a   Takahashi, Kazuaki ^b   Abe, Natsumi ^b   Arai, Masahiro ^b  

^a Hakodate Goryoukaku Hospital   (Japan)

^b Shinagawa ku   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fulminant hepatitis; Genotype; Hepatitis E; Hepatitis E virus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOMICS; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PIG FARMING; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 70349325782     PISSN: 04514203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2957/kanzo.50.473     Document Type: Article

References (5)

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2. Tanaka Y, Takahashi K, Orito E, et al. Molecular tracing of Japan-indigenous hepatitis E viruses. J Gen Virol 2006; 87: 949-954