Subgenotyping of genotype C hepatitis B virus: correcting misclassifications and identifying a novel subgenotype.

<h4>Background</h4>More than ten subgenotypes of genotype C Hepatitis B virus (HBV) have been reported, including C1 to C16 and two C/D recombinant subgenotypes (CD1 and CD2), however, inconsistent designations of these subgenotypes still exist.<h4>Methodology/principal findings<...

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Main Authors: Weifeng Shi, Chaodong Zhu, Weimin Zheng, Wei Zheng, Cheng Ling, Michael J Carr, Desmond G Higgins, Zhong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23077582/?tool=EBI