Mutations in the basal core promoter and precore/core gene of hepatitis B virus in patients with chronic active but not acute hepatitis B

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 871-878

  Mayerat, C ^a   Mantegani, A ^a   Spertini, F ^a   Frei, P C ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CORE PROTEIN; NUCLEOTIDE;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC ACTIVE HEPATITIS; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERSISTENT VIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

EID: 0033392974     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050422     Document Type: Article

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