Genotypes of hepatitis B virus among voluntary blood donors in northern Thailand

• Main Authors: Jutavijittum P., Jiviriyawat Y., Yousukh A., Kunachiwa W., Toriyama K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33746513325&partnerID=40&md5=1c58e1ac9108198c8537b3825bfbd99d; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16731031; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/707
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

There are distinct ethnogeographic variations for the distribution of various hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes, and pathogenic and therapeutic differences are also observed. In general, genotype B infection has a relatively better prognosis than genotype C. In Thailand, genotypes C and B were repor...