MELTING CURVE ANALYSIS FOR THE SCREENING OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS GENOTYPES A, D AND F IN PATIENTS FROM A GENERAL HOSPITAL IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL

Context Hepatitis B virus (HBV) can cause fulminant hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, and is one of the most common causes of acute and chronic liver failure. The genetic variants of HBV can be decisive for the evolution of these diseases as well as for the election of therapy. Ob...

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Main Authors: Carlos Eduardo BECKER, Nelson Alexandre KRETZMANN, Angelo Alves de MATTOS, Ana Beatriz Gorini da VEIGA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2013-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032013000300219&lng=en&tlng=en