Studies of Ancient Hepatitis B Reveal Previously Unknown Lineages in Europe

May 10, 2018

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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Mutations, recombination events, and apparent lineage extinctions may have obscured some of the genetic clues needed to clearly untangle the origins of the hepatitis B virus (HBV), two new studies suggest.

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