Hepatitis B virus in the State of Alagoas, Brazil: genotypes characterization and mutations of the precore and basal core promoter regions

Hepatitis B virus in the State of Alagoas, Brazil: genotypes characterization and mutations of the precore and basal core promoter regions

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The aims of this study were to investigate the genotypes of hepatitis B virus and to identify the precore G1896A and basal core promoter A1762T/G1764A mutations in HBsAg and anti-HBc-positive patients. Eighty-three asymptomatic individuals, three with acute hepatitis B and 33 with chronic hepatitis...

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Main Authors: Alba Maria Xavier Eloy, Regina Célia Moreira, Marcílio Figueiredo Lemos, Jéfferson Luis de Almeida Silva, Maria Rosângela Cunha Duarte Coêlho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Genotypes
HBV mutation
Alagoas
Brazil
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