Genetic diversity of hepatitis B virus strains isolated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Published in: Journal of medical virology Vol. 44; no. 2; p. 180
• Main Authors: Niel, C, Moraes, M T, Gaspar, A M, Yoshida, C F, Gomes, S A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.1994
• Subjects: Base Sequence; Brazil; Carrier State - virology; DNA Primers - genetics; DNA Restriction Enzymes; DNA, Viral - genetics; Genetic Variation; Genome, Viral; Hepatitis B - virology; Hepatitis B Antigens - genetics; Hepatitis B virus - classification; Hepatitis B virus - genetics; Hepatitis B virus - isolation & purification; Humans; Molecular Sequence Data; Brazil

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genomes have been classified into six groups, A-F, group F being the most divergent. South America has provided the smallest number of strains studied at the genome level. The only HBV strain from this region sequenced completely has been classified in group F, and contains t...