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Hepatitis B genotypes and surface antigen mutants present in Pakistani blood donors

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection is 2–4% in the Pakistani population, defining Pakistan as an intermediate prevalence country. In this study, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) reactive blood donations were screened using a combination of serological and molec...

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Autores principales: Harris, Barbara J., Holzmayer, Vera, Qureshi, Huma, Khan, Mohammad Ayyub, Khan, Saleem Ahmed, Salamat, Nuzhat, Jafri, Sarfaraz, Brennan, Catherine A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5459465/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28582431
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0178988