Sequence diversity of hepatitis D virus in Mongolia

Sequence diversity of hepatitis D virus in Mongolia

IntroductionThe Hepatitis Delta Virus (HDV) is a defective, single-stranded RNA virusoid encoding for a single protein, the Hepatitis Delta Antigen (HDAg), which requires the hepatitis B virus (HBV) envelope protein (HBsAg) for its transmission. Currently, hepatitis D is the most aggressive form of...

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Main Authors: Battur Magvan, Anne Alina Kloeble, Johannes Ptok, Daniel Hoffmann, Daniel Habermann, Anuujin Gantumur, Martha Paluschinski, Gerelmaa Enebish, Vera Balz, Johannes C. Fischer, Battogtokh Chimeddorj, Andreas Walker, Jörg Timm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
sequence diversity
hepatitis D virus
Mongolia
HLA class I-associated selection pressure
molecular epidemiology
HDV subtypes
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1108543/full

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