Molecular variants of hepatitis B virus

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 407-428

  Carman, W F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHOLESTASIS; ENHANCER REGION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN VARIANT; REVIEW; SCREENING; VIRUS CORE; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

EID: 0029946298     PISSN: 02722712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0272-2712(18)30277-4     Document Type: Review

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