A clinical evaluation of a new method for HBV DNA quantitation in patients with chronic hepatitis B

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 112-116

  Khakoo, S I ^a   Soni, P N ^a   Brown, D ^a   Dusheiko, G M ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti HBe; Chronic hepatitis B; Dot blot; HBeAg; HBV DNA; PCR

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOSIDE ANALOG; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DNA, VIRAL; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 0029911918     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199610)50:2<112::AID-JMV2>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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