Diversity of core promoter mutations in immune clearance phase of chronic HBV infection

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 821-825

  Kim, Yun Soo ^a,b   Kim II, Sung ^b   Hwang, Seong Gyu ^a   Kim, Jin Oh ^a   Cho, Joo Young ^a   Lee, Joon Seong ^a   Lee, Moon Sung ^a   Hwang, Seung Duk ^b   Shim, Chan Sup ^a  

^a Institute for Digestive Research and Digestive Disease Center   (South Korea)

^b Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis B virus infection; Core promoter mutation; HBeAg; Transcription

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SCHOOL CHILD; VIRUS CARRIER;

EID: 0032785424     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199908000-00002     Document Type: Article

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