title: Molecular virology in chronic hepatitis B: genotypes.
abstract: Different hepatitis B virus genotypes have different geographical distributions, natural disease progression, risk of hepatocellular carcinoma and treatment responses. This article summarizes the recent literature in this area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Grace Lai-Hung
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Henry Lik-Yuen
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics; D005838:Genotype; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents