Hepatic expression of hepatitis B virus genome in chronic hepatitis B virus infection

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 87-95

  Wu, Pui Chee ^a,c   Fang, Jane W S ^b   Lai, Ching Lung ^a   Lau, Stephen S K H ^a   Lo, Chi Kin ^a   Lai, Alexander ^b   Lau, Johnson Y N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

HBV; HBV DNA; Histology; Liver; Natural history; Replication

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CHRONIC ACTIVE HEPATITIS; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS EXPRESSION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0030062968     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/105.1.87     Document Type: Article

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