Genotype f prevails in Venezuelan urban patients with chronic hepatitis B(a)(a)This project was supported, in part, by an award to Intediag-HV granted by Fondo Pro-Salud 2007, Cámara Venezolana de Fabricantes de Cerveza (CAVEFACE), Venezuela. A preliminary report of this work was presented in an abstract form at the 13th International Symposium on Viral Hepatitis and Liver Disease, March, 2009, Washington, USA. www.ishld2009.org/pdf/ISVHLD_Poster_Presentation_Abstractspdf

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been classified into 8 genotypes (A-H). Genotypes A, D and F have been identified in some South American countries, but in Venezuela studies have been more restricted to aboriginal communities where genotype F is predominant. The aim of the present study was to identify t...

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Main Authors:	Irma V. Machado, María del Pilar Fortes, Berta Vargas-Lovelle, Aleidy C. Trómpiz, Danerys A. López, Roberto V. León, Merita Senior, Lucy Dagher, Carmen E. López, Elena Pestaña, Román Bacalao, Miguel E. Garassini
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2010-04-01
Series:	Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:	Genotype F Chronic hepatitis B e-entigen Anti-eHB antibodies Urban HBV carrier
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119316576