Hepatitis B virus subgenotypes D1 and D3 are prevalent in Pakistan

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Authors

Anwar Ali Siddiqui · Aga Khan University

Abstract

This study confirms the predominance of genotype D in southeastern Asia and presence of subgenotypes DI and D3 in the Pakistani infected patients. More studies are required to investigate the reason for fewer inclusions of D3 compared to the D1 in Pakistani HBV strains.

Topics & Keywords

Hepatitis B Virus Studies Hepatitis C virus research Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Research Notes

Volume 2, Issue 1, pp. 1-1

DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-2-1

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