Use of Modern molecular Genetic Methods to Study Genetic Diversity of Hepatitis B Strains on the Territory of Khabarovsk City

• Published in: Èpidemiologiâ i vakcinoprofilaktika (Online) Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 40 - 42
• Main Authors: Kotova, V. O., Balahotseva, L. A., Sapega, E. Yu, Trotsenko, O. E., Zaitseva, T. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Numikom LLC 20.04.2016
• Subjects: genotype; subgenotype; subtype; viral hepatitis b; вирус гепатита в; генотип; субгенотип; субтип

A molecular genetic analysis of 23 samples of blood serum/plasma taken from patients with chronic hepatitis B was performed. The dominant genotype among studied group was genotype D (71.4%); the rate of genotype A and genotype C was 10.7 and 17.9%, respectively.