Hepatitis B virus genotypes in children
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Ayano Inui; Haruki Komatsu; Tsuyoshi Sogo; Toshiro Nagai; Kenji Abe; Tomoo Fujis
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Article
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2007
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The genotype distribution of hepatitis B virus (HBV) was investigated in 118 children in Japan. One hundred and sixteen children (98%) had chronic HBV infection, and the remainder had acute hepatitis. Genotyping of HBV was determined by PCR and sequencing analysis in the S gene. Genotyp