Sequential analyses of the mutations in the core upstream and precore regions of hepatitis B virus genome in anti-HBe positive-carriers developing acute exacerbation

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 266-272

  Nishizono, Akira ^a   Kohno, Kazuhiro ^a   Takita Sonoda, Yoshiko ^a   Hiraga, Masaharu ^a   Terao, Hideo ^a   Fujioka, Toshio ^a   Nasu, Masaru ^a   Mifune, Kumato ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute exacerbation; Core promoter; Hepatitis B virus; Mutation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GENE MUTATION; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; PROMOTER REGION; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS CORE; VIRUS GENE;

DNA VIRUSES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 0031411839     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199711)53:3<266::AID-JMV15>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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