Publications

heterogeneity of hepatitis b virus genotype d in japan.	hepatitis b virus (hbv) genotypes b and c are predominant in japan. previously, we reported that approximately 9% of hbv carriers in the ehime area of western japan were infected with genotype d (hbv/d) and their sequences closely related. recently, serum samples from 3 patients with chronic hbv/d infections living in tokyo and the surrounding area became available for testing. the purpose of this study was to determine whether the hbv/d isolates from these different areas of japan are closely r ...	2007	17191017
prevalence of hepatitis c virus antibody in an area endemic for hepatitis b virus and human t cell leukaemia virus.	to clarify the prevalence of concurrent infection with hepatitis c virus (hcv), hepatitis b virus (hbv) and human t cell leukaemia virus (htlv), we measured hcv antibody in the population of a district endemic for hbv and htlv infection. blood samples were collected in june 1990 from 579 inhabitants of four islands of uwa bay in the southwest of ehime prefecture in japan. anti-hcv antibody against c100-3 protein was detected using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit (ortho diagnostics). thi ...	1991	1685926