Patterns of hepatitis B virus S gene escape mutants and reverse transcriptase mutations among genotype D isolates in Jordan

Patterns of hepatitis B virus S gene escape mutants and reverse transcriptase mutations among genotype D isolates in Jordan

Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is an important infectious cause of morbidity and mortality in Jordan. HBV genotype D is the most prevalent in the country. Virus escape mutants in the HBV S region is an important public health problem halting preventive efforts. The aim of the current study was t...

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Main Authors: Nidaa A. Ababneh, Malik Sallam, Doaa Kaddomi, Abdelrahman M. Attili, Isam Bsisu, Nadia Khamees, Amer Khatib, Azmi Mahafzah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-03-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Hepatitis B
HBV
Mutation
Phylogeny
Epidemiology
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/6583.pdf

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