Cytoplasmic expression of hepatitis B core antigen in chronic hepatitis B virus infection: Role of precore stop mutants

Liver

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 199-205

  Park, Young Nyun ^a   Han, Kwang Hyub ^a   Kim, Kyung Sup ^a   Chung, Jun Pyo ^a   Kim, Seungtaek ^a   Park, Chanil ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cytoplasm; HBcAg; Hepatitis B virus; Precore mutation

Indexed keywords

CORE PROTEIN; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CYTOLYSIS; CYTOPLASM; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS MUTANT; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ADULT; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPLASM; DNA, VIRAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KI-67 ANTIGEN; MALE; MUTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0032978859     PISSN: 01069543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.1999.tb00036.x     Document Type: Article

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