Serological and molecular characterization of hepatitis B virus in asymptomatic blood donors in Iran

Background and Objectives: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is an enveloped DNA virus belongs to Hepadnaviridea family. HBV infection is a serious global health problem, with 2 billion people infected worldwide, and 350 million suffering from chronic HBV infection. The aim of this study was to determine the...

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Main Authors: Mona Seyed Attaran, Seyed Masoud Hosseini, Javad Fakhari, Zohreh Sharifi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2018-02-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/1240