Accumulation and persistence of hepatitis B virus core gene deletion mutants in renal transplant patients are associated with end-stage liver disease

Hepatology

Volumn 24, Issue 4 I, 1996, Pages 751-758

  Günther, Stephan ^a,b   Baginski, Silke ^a   Kissel, Holger ^b,c   Reinke, Petra ^a   Krüger, Detlev H ^a   Will, Hans ^b   Meisel, Helga ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EXPERIMENTAL VIROLOGY   (Germany)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSISTENT VIRUS INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS MUTANT;

EID: 0029786768     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhep.1996.v24.pm0008855172     Document Type: Article

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