Geographical and ethnic distribution of the HBV C/D recombinant on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Two forms of hepatitis B virus (HBV) C/D recombinant have been identified in western China, but little is known about their geographical and ethnic distributions, and particularly the clinical significance and specific mutations in the pre-core region. To address these questions, a total of 624 chro...

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Main Authors: Bin Zhou, Lei Xiao, Zhanhui Wang, Ellen T Chang, Jinjun Chen, Jinlin Hou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3073994?pdf=render