Hepatitis B Virus

Data from Brazil, Japan and the People's Republic of China advance knowledge in hepatitis B virus research

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, October 2nd, 2006

Hepatitis b virus data are the focus of recent research from Brazil, Japan and the People's Republic of China.

Study 1: According to recently published research from Brazil, the genotype distribution has been determined in chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections.

"HBV can be classified into at least eight genotypes, A-H. We evaluated the distribution HBV genotypes among patients with chronic infection," wrote N.R.C. Ribeiro and colleagues, Socrates Guanaes Gomes.

The researchers explained, "We consecutively evaluated adult patients with chronic HBV infection from Salvador, Brazil," researchers in Brazil report. Patients were...

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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2006-10-02)

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