Determination of HBV Genotypes among Hbs Ag Positive Blood Donors in Tehran, Iran Using PCR-RFLP

Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the major causative agents of acute and chronic liver disease worldwide and is believed to be responsible for a million deaths annually. On the basis of a comparison of complete genomic se­quences, HBV has been classified into eight genotypes A-H which...

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Main Authors: S Milani, Z Sharifi, M Hosseini, M Mahmoodian Shooshtari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2009-03-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
HBV
Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/3209

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