Viral Hepatitis
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 15, 2004; 10(22): 3264-3268
Published online Nov 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i22.3264
Hepatitis B virus genotypes, phylogeny and occult infection in a region with a high incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in China
Zhong-Liao Fang, Hui Zhuang, Xue-Yan Wang, Xian-Min Ge, Tim J Harrison
Zhong-Liao Fang, Hui Zhuang, Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medicine, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100083, China
Xue-Yan Wang, Center for Disease Prevention and Control of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
Xian-Min Ge, Guangxi Worker Hospital, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
Tim J Harrison, Centre for Hepatology, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by Beijing Municipal Committee of Science and Technology, No. H020920020190
Correspondence to: Professor Hui Zhuang, Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medicine, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100083, China. zhuanghu@publica.chinfo.net
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Received: December 19, 2003
Revised: February 4, 2004
Accepted: March 2, 2004
Published online: November 15, 2004
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