Hepatitis B virus X gene 1751 to 1764 mutations: Implications for HBeAg status and disease

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1469-1478

  Kidd Ljunggren, Karin ^a,b   Öberg, Monica ^b   Kidd, Alistair H ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER INJURY; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; STOP CODON; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS MUTATION;

EID: 0030988248     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-78-6-1469     Document Type: Article

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