Molecular epidemiology and variation of hepatitis B in recent immigrant families to Australia

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 10-17

  McIntosh, E D G ^a   Givney, R ^a   Zhang, Shi Sheng ^a   Courouce A M ^a   Burgess, M ^a   Cossart, Y E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Escape mutant; Ethnic communities; Genotype; Nucleotide substitutions; pre C mutant

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DNA, VIRAL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VARIATION (GENETICS);

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 0031826024     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199809)56:1<10::AID-JMV3>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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