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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2005; 11(41): 6410-6415
Published online Nov 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i41.6410
Distribution of HBV genotypes among HBV carriers in Benin:phylogenetic analysis and virological characteristics of HBV genotype E
Kei Fujiwara, Yasuhito Tanaka, Etsuro Orito, Tomoyoshi Ohno, Takanobu Kato, Kanji Sugihara, Izumi Hasegawa, Mayumi Sakurai, Kiyoaki Ito, Atsushi Ozasa, Yuko Sakamoto, Isao Arita, Ahmed El-Gohary, Agossou Benoit, Sophie I Ogoundele-Akplogan, Namiko Yoshihara, Ryuzo Ueda, Masashi Mizokami
Kei Fujiwara, Etsuro Orito, Tomoyoshi Ohno, Kanji Sugihara, Izumi Hasegawa, Mayumi Sakurai, Kiyoaki Ito, Atsushi Ozasa, Ryuzo Ueda, Department of Internal Medicine and Molecular Science, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
Yasuhito Tanaka, Takanobu Kato, Masashi Mizokami, Department of Clinical Molecular Informative Medicine, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
Yuko Sakamoto, Namiko Yoshihara, AIDS Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Disease, Tokyo, Japan
Isao Arita, Agency for Cooperation in International Health, Kumamoto, Japan
Ahmed El-Gohary, Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
Agossou Benoit, Central National Blood Transfusion Center, Cotonou, Benin
Sophie I Ogoundele-Akplogan, Hematology Lab-CNHUC, Cotonou, Benin
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, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan. mizokami@med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp
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Received: February 15, 2005
Revised: March 20, 2005
Accepted: March 23, 2005
Published online: November 7, 2005
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