title: A novel B/C inter-genotype recombinant of hepatitis B virus identified in north-west China.
abstract: The characteristics of life-long persistent infection of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and the prevalence of different genotypes of HBV in China may cause new recombinants. In north-west China, HBV inter-genotype recombinants have been reported frequently over the last decade. Here, we report a B/C inter-genotype recombinant HBV with a novel genome mosaic structure from Lanzhou, a city in north-west China.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Fourth Military Medical University, 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, PR China.
authors.forename: Xiaoming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xijing Hospital, 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, PR China.
authors.forename: Bangyao
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xijing Hospital, 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, PR China.
authors.forename: Zhengcai
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Fourth Military Medical University, 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, PR China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Fourth Military Medical University, 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, PR China.
authors.forename: Zhaohua
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, 2900 W. Queen Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19129, USA.
authors.forename: Jutao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Hepatitis B Foundation, 3805 Old Easton Road, Doylestown, PA 18902, USA.
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Fourth Military Medical University, 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, PR China.
authors.forename: Zhongrong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Fourth Military Medical University, 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an 710032, PR China.
authors.forename: Zhongjun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Shao
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D005838:Genotype; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000821:virology*; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D011995:Recombination, Genetic; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D014764:Viral Proteins