A molecular analysis of viral persistence in surface antigen-negative chronic hepatitis B

Hepatology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 389-395

  Kato, Junko ^a   Hasegawa, Kiyoshi ^a   Torii, Nobuyuki ^a   Yamauchi, Katsumi ^a   Hayashi, Naoaki ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS ENVELOPE;

EID: 0029968180     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510230301     Document Type: Article

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