Genotypes and multiple infections with hepatitis C virus in patients with haemophilia a in Japan

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 79-84

  Fujimura, Y ^a   Ishimoto, S ^a   Shimoyama, T ^a   Narita, N ^a   Kuze, Y ^a   Yoshioka, A ^a   Fukui, H ^a   Tanaka, T ^b   Tsuda, F ^c   Okamoto, H ^d   Miyakawa, Y ^e   Mayumi, M ^d  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPANESE RED CROSS SOCIETY   (Japan)

^c Shinagawa ku   (Japan)

^d JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Mita Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Genotypes; Haemophilia; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis C viruses

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEMOPHILIA A; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JAPAN; MIDDLE AGED; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; HEMOPHILIA A; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; JAPAN; MIDDLE AGED; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 0030093239     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.1996.tb00085.x     Document Type: Article

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