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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2008; 14(40): 6228-6236
Published online Oct 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6228
Identification and characterization of genotype A and D recombinant hepatitis B virus from Indian chronic HBV isolates
Ranjit Chauhan, Syed Naqui Kazim, Manoj Kumar, Jayashree Bhattacharjee, Narayanasamy Krishnamoorthy, Shiv Kumar Sarin
Ranjit Chauhan, Manoj Kumar, Shiv Kumar Sarin, Department of Gastroenterology and Advanced Center for Liver Diseases, G.B. Pant Hospital, New Delhi 110002, India
Syed Naqui Kazim, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
Ranjit Chauhan, Jayashree Bhattacharjee, Department of Biochemistry, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi 110002, India
Narayanasamy Krishnamoorthy, The Centre for Genomic Application, New Delhi 110002, India
Author contributions: Chauhan R and Sarin SK designed research; Chauhan R and Kumar M performed research; Krishnamoorthy N contributed reagents/analytic tools; Chauhan R and Kazim SN analyzed data; Chauhan R, Bhattacharjee J and Sarin SK wrote the paper.
Supported by Indian Council of Medical Research-Advanced Center for Liver Diseases Project (ICMR-ACLD)
Correspondence to: Dr. Shiv Kumar Sarin, MD, Director Professor and Head, Department of Gastroenterology, G. B. Pant Hospital, Delhi University Affiliated, Room No. 201, Academic Block, New Delhi 110002, India. sksarin@nda.vsnl.net.in
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Received: May 12, 2008
Revised: June 23, 2008
Accepted: June 30, 2008
Published online: October 28, 2008
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