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Epidemiology
Hepatitis B virus genotypes command pathogenicity
July 30th, 2004
Hepatitis B virus genotypes command pathogenicity. According to research from Japan, "the aim of this study was to determine the predominant hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype in the Solomon Islands and determine if there is any racial correlation between genotype and hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) production in Japanese and Melanesian individuals. A total of 403 serum samples from 206 Melanesian HBV carriers in the Solomon Islands and 197 Japanese carriers from Fukuoka (n=106) and Okinawa (n=91) living in Japan in 2001 were tested." "The HBV genotypes of 206 Melanesian subjects were 114 with genotype C (55.3%) and 92 with genotype D (44.7%). The HBV...
Source: Genomics & Genetics Weekly (2004-07-30)
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