Hepatitis B virus surface mutations associated with infection after liver transplantation

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 8-14

  Hawkins, Anna E ^a   Gilson, Richard J C ^a,b   Gilbert, Nicola ^a   Wreghitt, Timothy G ^c   Gray, James J ^c   Ahlers de Boer, Ineke ^d   Tedder, Richard S ^a   Alexander, Graeme J M ^e  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CAMDEN AND ISLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d Organon Teknika   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Escape mutant; Fibrosing cholestatic hepatitis; Graft infection; Hepatitis B immunoglobulin; Point mutation assay

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTASIS; FEMALE; GRAFT INFECTION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030064944     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(96)80179-6     Document Type: Article

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