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Prevalence and molecular characterization of hepatitis D virus in Saudi Arabia: A single-center study

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Hepatitis D virus (HDV) is a defective RNA virus that is dependent on hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) for transmission and replication. HDV significance arises from the possibility of poor prognosis of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. In Saudi Arabia, HDV prevalence varied fro...

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Autores principales: Jamjoom, Ghazi A., El-Daly, Mai M., Azhar, Esam I., Fallatah, Hind I., Akbar, Hisham O., Babatin, Mohammed, Alghamdi, Abdullah S., Dgdgi, Mohammed I., Hamid, Mohamed A., Qari, Yousef A., El-Kafrawy, Sherif A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5470377/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28611341
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/sjg.SJG_515_16