Viral Hepatitis
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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 1, 2004; 10(15): 2218-2222
Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2218
Genotype and phylogenetic characterization of hepatitis B virus among multi-ethnic cohort in Hawaii
Mayumi Sakurai, Fuminaka Sugauchi, Naoky Tsai, Seiji Suzuki, Izumi Hasegawa, Kei Fujiwara, Etsuro Orito, Ryuzo Ueda, Masashi Mizokami
Mayumi Sakurai, Fuminaka Sugauchi, Seiji Suzuki, Izumi Hasegawa, Kei Fujiwara, Masashi Mizokami, Department of Clinical Molecular Informative Medicine, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan
Etsuro Orito, Ryuzo Ueda, Department of Clinical Internal Medicine and Molecular Science, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan
Naoky Tsai, Division of Gastroenterology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, USA
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Masashi Mizokami, Department of Clinical Molecular Informative Medicine, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kawasumi, Mizuho, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan. mizokami@med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp
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Received: October 8, 2003
Revised: October 23, 2003
Accepted: April 15, 2004
Published online: August 1, 2004
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