Hepatitis B virus subgenotype C2 is the most prevalent subgenotype in northeast China

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 477-481

  Wang, H Y ^a   Li, D ^a   Liu, W ^a   Jin, X ^a   Du, B ^a   Li, Y P ^a   Gu, H X ^a   Zhang, S Y ^a  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acute hepatitis B; Chronic hepatitis B; Genotype; Hepatitis B virus; Multiplex PCR; Nested PCR; Subgenotype

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHINA; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EQUUS KIANG; HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 77952916828     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02834.x     Document Type: Article

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