Core promoter mutations and genotypes in relation to viral replication and liver damage in East Asian hepatitis B virus carriers

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 775-782

  Lindh, Magnus ^a   Hannoun, Charles ^b   Dhillon, Amar P ^b   Norkrans, Gunnar ^b   Horal, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE MARKER; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0032959493     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/314688     Document Type: Article

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