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SUBMITTER: Sousa DD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6056886 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sousa Débora Dinelly de DD Silva Claudiane Raquel de Sousa CRS Lima Junior Wilson Pereira WP Barros Jacqueline de Aguiar JA Nascimento Ismael Alexandre da Silva IADS Souza Victor Costa de VC Naveca Felipe Gomes FG Granja Fabiana F
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo 20180719
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a serious global health problem. HBV has a high viral genetic diversity, with 10 genotypes recognized. In Brazil, the Roraima State is the third in the Northern region regarding the number of hepatitis B cases. On the other hand, few data on HBV genotyping and phylogenetic analysis are available. The purpose of this study is to characterize the HBV genotypes circulating in Roraima State. Of the 113 chronic hepatitis B patients enrolled in this study, 40 were ...[more]