HBV DNA can be detected from nail clippings of HBs Ag positive patients

Kurume Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 95-96

  Nishiyori, Atsushi ^a   Fukuda, Katsuhiro ^a   Sata, Michio ^a   Tanikawa, Kyuichi ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

HBs Ag; HBV; Nail

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; NAIL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIROLOGY;

DNA, VIRAL; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HUMANS; NAILS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0033655871     PISSN: 00235679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2739/kurumemedj.47.95     Document Type: Article

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