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Research Paper

Epidemiology of HBV S-gene mutants in the Liguria Region, Italy

Implications for surveillance and detection of new escape variants

Laura Sticchi Department of Health Sciences; University of Genoa; Genoa, Italy; I.R.C.C.S. “A.O.U. San Martino-IST”; Genoa, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Patrizia Caligiuri Department of Health Sciences; University of Genoa; Genoa, Italy
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Roberto Cacciani Department of Health Sciences; University of Genoa; Genoa, Italy
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Cristiano Alicino Department of Health Sciences; University of Genoa; Genoa, Italy
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Bianca Bruzzone I.R.C.C.S. “A.O.U. San Martino-IST”; Genoa, Italy
Pages 568-571 | Received 14 Oct 2012, Accepted 05 Nov 2012, Published online: 07 Jan 2013

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