Nucleotide sequence of the precore/core gene and X gene of hepatitis B virus DNA in asymptomatic hepatitis B virus carriers who are negative for serum hepatitis B core antibody

Intervirology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 243-249

  Terada, Tadashi ^a   Moriyama, Mitsuhiko ^a   Uchida, Toshikazu ^b   Arakawa, Yasuyuki ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic carrier; Direct sequencing; Hepatitis B virus; PCR method; Precore core gene; X gene

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CARRIER STATE; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; VIRAL CORE PROTEINS; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS 2;

EID: 0034885970     PISSN: 03005526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000050054     Document Type: Article

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