Genotyping of hepatitis B virus in a cohort of patients evaluated in a hospital of Porto Alegre, south of Brazil

CONTEXT: In recent years the hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotyping has been considered a relevant factor in the natural history of the disease. OBJECTIVE: To determine hepatitis B virus genotypes and its epidemiological and clinical implications, in a cohort of patients in a hospital in Porto Alegre, S...

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Main Authors: Carlos Eduardo Becker, Angelo Alves de Mattos, Maurício Reis Bogo, Fernanda Branco, Roberta Sitnik, Nelson Alexandre Kretzmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2010-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032010000100003