title: Complete Genome Sequence of the WHO International Standard for Hepatitis B Virus DNA.
abstract: The World Health Organization (WHO) international standard (IS) for hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA for use in nucleic acid amplification assays was characterized by determining the complete genome sequence, which was assigned genotype A. This information will aid the design, development, and evaluation of HBV DNA amplification assays.
authors.affiliation: Division of Virology, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, South Mimms, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.affiliation: Division of Virology, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, South Mimms, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Rehan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Minhas
authors.affiliation: Division of Virology, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, South Mimms, United Kingdom clare.morris@nibsc.org neil.berry@nibsc.org.
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.affiliation: Division of Virology, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, South Mimms, United Kingdom clare.morris@nibsc.org neil.berry@nibsc.org.
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Berry