Molecular epidemiological study of hepatitis B virus infection in two different ethnic populations from the Solomon Islands

The Solomon Islands is a multi‐ethnic nation with a high rate of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The prevalence relative to ethnicity was examined in relation to HBV infection, genotypes, and mutations. Asymptomatic populations (n = 564, 308 Melanesian and 118 Micronesian) from the Western Provin...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of medical virology 2007-03, Vol.79 (3), p.229-235
Hauptverfasser:	Utsumi, Takako, Yano, Yoshihiko, Truong, Bui Xuan, Tanaka, Yasuhito, Mizokami, Masashi, Seo, Yasushi, Kasuga, Masato, Kawabata, Masato, Hayashi, Yoshitake
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult asymptomatic carrier BCP mutation Biological and medical sciences Carrier State - virology DNA, Viral - genetics Endemic Diseases Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Genotype Hepatitis B - epidemiology Hepatitis B - ethnology Hepatitis B - virology Hepatitis B e Antigens - blood Hepatitis B Surface Antigens - blood Hepatitis B virus Hepatitis B virus - classification Hepatitis B virus - genetics Hepatitis B virus - isolation & purification Human viral diseases Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Melanesia - epidemiology Microbiology Middle Aged Miscellaneous Molecular Epidemiology phylogenetic characteristics Phylogeny Point Mutation Pre-C mutation Prevalence Promoter Regions, Genetic Sequence Analysis, DNA Sequence Homology Viral diseases Viral hepatitis Viral Load Virology
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