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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2008; 14(35): 5448-5453
Published online Sep 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5448
Published online Sep 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5448
Clinical, virologic and phylogenetic features of hepatitis B infection in Iranian patients
Golnaz Bahramali, Majid Sadeghizadeh, Department of Genetics, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran 14115-175, Iran
Samad Amini-Bavil-Olyaee, Fereidoun Mahboudi, Ahmad Adeli, Biotechnology Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran 13164, Iran
Mohammad-Reza Aghasadeghi, Safieh Amini, Hepatitis and HIV Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran 13164, Iran
Seyed-Moayed Alavian, Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Tehran Hepatitis Center, Tehran 14155-3651, Iran
Abbas Behzad-Behbahani, Medical Technology Research Center, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 7143914693, Iran
Author contributions: Bahramali G performed the research; Amini-Bavil-Olyaee S and Sadeghizadeh M designed the research; Alavian SM and Behzad-Behbahani A did the sample collection; Mahboudi F, Adeli A, Aghasedeghi MR, Amini S contributed to the project; Amini-Bavil-Olyaee S and Bahramali G analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; Sadeghizadeh M provided financial support; Bahramali G and Amini-Bavil-Olyaee S contributed equally to this work.
Corresponding to: Dr. Majid Sadeghizadeh, PhD, Department of Genetics, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran 14115-175, Iran. sadeghma@modares.ac.ir
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Received: June 15, 2008
Revised: July 30, 2008
Accepted: August 6, 2008
Published online: September 21, 2008
Revised: July 30, 2008
Accepted: August 6, 2008
Published online: September 21, 2008
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