Sequence analysis of hepatitis B virus genomes from an infant with acute severe hepatitis and a hepatitis B e antigen-positive carrier mother

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 457-462

  Komatsu, Haruki ^a   Inui, Ayano ^a   Morinishi, Youichi ^a   Sogo, Tsuyoshi ^a   Fujisawa, Tomoo ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Core promoter; Fulminant hepatitis; Hepatitis B virus; Mutation; Neonate; Precore

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENE MUTATION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; SEROLOGY; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; CARRIER STATE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GENOME, VIRAL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POINT MUTATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0034788189     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.2057     Document Type: Article

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