Analysis of the preS1 gene of hepatitis B virus (HBV) to define epidemiologically linked and un-linked infections in South Africa

Archives of Virology

Volumn 142, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1829-1841

  Hardie, D R ^a   Williamson, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; PRESURFACE PROTEIN 1, HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; GENETICS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SOUTH AFRICA; VIROLOGY; VIRUS GENE;

BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GENES, VIRAL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 0030845267     PISSN: 03048608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007050050200     Document Type: Article

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