Identification of Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) genotypes and variations in chronic carriers from Isfahan Province, Iran

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 104-111

  Norouzi, M ^a   Ghorashi, S A ^a   Abedi, F ^b   Nejatizadeh, A ^b   Ataei, B ^c   Malekzadeh, R ^d   Alavian, S M ^e   Judaki, M A ^f   Ghamari, S ^f   Namazi, A ^f   Rahimnia, R ^f   Khedive, A ^f   Jazayeri, S M ^f  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b HORMOZGAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^f TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

HBV genotype D; HBV genotype in Iran; HBV genotypes; HBV immune epitopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858423432     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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