Published in Drug Week, June 25th, 2004
"We have previously reported 2 subtypes of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype B, one of which has the recombination with genotype C over the precore region plus core gene (Ba) and the other of which does not (Bj). A restriction fragment-length polymorphism method with 2 endonucleases was newly developed for distinguishing between subtypes Ba and Bj and was applied to 313 carriers of HBV genotype B in Japan. Subtype Ba was detected in 38 (12%) and subtype Bj in 275 (88%) of the carriers of HBV genotype B," scientists writing in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases report.
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Source: Drug Week (2004-06-25)
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