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Title:

The Global Hepatitis B Virus Genotype Distribution Approximated from Available Genotyping Data.

Document type:
Journal Article
Author(s):
Velkov, Stoyan; Ott, Jördis J; Protzer, Ulrike; Michler, Thomas
Abstract:
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is divided into nine genotypes, A to I. Currently, it remains unclear how the individual genotypes contribute to the estimated 250 million chronic HBV infections. We performed a literature search on HBV genotyping data throughout the world. Over 900 publications were assessed and data were extracted from 213 records covering 125 countries. Using previously published HBV prevalence, and population data, we approximated the number of infections with each HBV genotype per co...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Genes (Basel)
Year:
2018
Journal volume:
9
Journal issue:
10
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.3390/genes9100495
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30326600
Print-ISSN:
2073-4425
TUM Institution:
Institut für Virologie
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