Surface gene mutants of hepatitis B virus in infants who develop acute or chronic infections despite immunoprophylaxis

Hepatology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 786-791

  Hsu, Hong Yuan ^a   Chang, Mei Hwei ^a,b   Ni, Yen Hsuan ^a   Lin, Ho Hsiung ^a   Wang, Shih Ming ^a   Chen, Ding Shinn ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ARGININE; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; INFANT; MALE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VACCINATION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS IMMUNITY; VIRUS MUTATION;

EID: 0030823754     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510260336     Document Type: Article

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