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SUBMITTER: Lampe E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5962896 | biostudies-other | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Lampe Elisabeth E Mello Francisco C A FCA do Espírito-Santo Marcia P MP Oliveira Cintia M C CMC Bertolini Dennis A DA Gonçales Neiva S L NSL Moreira Regina C RC Fernandes Carlos A S CAS Nascimento Haydée C L HCL Grotto Rejane M T RMT Pardini Maria Inês M C MIMC On Behalf Of The Brazilian Hepatitis B Research Group
The Journal of general virology 20170620 6
The influence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes in the natural history of the disease and its response to antiviral treatment have been addressed in many studies. In Brazil, studies on HBV genotype circulation have been restricted to specific population groups and states. Here, we have conducted a nationwide multicentre study with an unprecedented sample size representing all Brazilian regions in an effort to better understand the viral variants of HBV circulating among chronic carriers. Seve ...[more]