Hepatitis B virus genotypes, core promoter variants, and precore stop codon variants in patients infected chronically in North‐Eastern Italy

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1988 • 1,057 citations

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2000 • 923 citations

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2004 • 836 citations

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1994 • 804 citations

Genotype H: a new Amerindian genotype of hepatitis B virus revealed in Central America

2002 • 714 citations

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1997 • 460 citations

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2002 • 422 citations

Geographic distribution of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype in patients with chronic HBV infection in Japan

2001 • 418 citations

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2004 • 399 citations

Mutations in the pre-core region of hepatitis B virus serve to enhance the stability of the secondary structure of the pre-genome encapsidation signal.

1994 • 375 citations

Hepatitis B virus genotypes in the United States: results of a nationwide study

2003 • 314 citations

Core Promoter Mutations and Genotypes in Relation to Viral Replication and Liver Damage in East Asian Hepatitis B Virus Carriers

1999 • 304 citations

Profile, spectrum and significance of HBV genotypes in chronic liver disease patients in the Indian subcontinent

2002 • 293 citations

Does hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype influence the clinical outcome of HBV infection?

1999 • 247 citations

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2005 • 229 citations

Rapid detection of genotypes and mutations in the pre-core promoter and the pre-core region of hepatitis B virus genome: correlation with viral persistence and disease severity

2000 • 220 citations

Prevalence of HBV precore/core promoter variants in the United States

2003 • 212 citations

Relationship of genotypes of hepatitis B virus to mutations, disease progression and response to antiviral therapy

2005 • 194 citations

Hepatitis B Virus Genotype Distribution among Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Carriers in Shanghai, China

2001 • 177 citations

A unique segment of the hepatitis B virus group A genotype identified in isolates from South Africa.

1997 • 176 citations

Phylogenetic analysis of new hepatitis B virus isolates from Nigeria supports endemicity of genotype E in West Africa*

2001 • 93 citations

Genotypes and S‐gene variability of Mexican hepatitis B virus strains

2002 • 87 citations

Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis B virus in Spain: Identification of viral genotypes and prediction of antigenic subtypes by limited sequencing

2005 • 68 citations

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2004 • 67 citations

Genotyping of Tunisian hepatitis B virus isolates based on the sequencing of preS2 and S regions

2000 • 42 citations

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2002 • 40 citations

Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis B virus in Afro-Venezuelan populations

2002 • 37 citations

Hepatitis B virus genotypes and precore mutations in Scottish blood donors

2005 • 33 citations

Hepatitis B virus genotypes in Mongols and Australian Aborigines

2001 • 33 citations

Hepatitis B virus genotypes identified by a Line Probe Assay (LiPA) among chronic carriers from Spain

2004 • 21 citations

Hepatitis B virus genotypes identified by a Line Probe Assay (LiPA) among chronic carriers from Spain

2004 • 20 citations