A novel primer-extension assay for the detection of a G to A mutation in the distal precore region of hepatitis B virus DNA

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 305-313

  Chung, J P ^a   Han, K H ^a   Kim, K S ^a   Yeh, B I ^a   Kim, S T ^a   Lee, K S ^a   Chon, C Y ^a   Moon, Y M ^a   Kang, J K ^a   Park, I S ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chronic active hepatitis; Direct sequencing; Hepatitis B virus; nt 1896 precore mutant; Primer extension assay

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CYTIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DNA POLYMERASE; GUANINE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; NUCLEOTIDE; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0032818681     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2893.1999.00169.x     Document Type: Article

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