Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis B viral serotypes and genotypes in Taiwan

Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 166-170

  Liu, C J ^a   Kao, J H ^a   Chen, P J ^a   Lai, M Y ^a   Chen, D S ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Genotype; Hepatitis B virus; Molecular epidemiology; Serotype; Surface gene

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC CODE; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEROTYPE; TAIWAN; ETHNOLOGY; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; SEROTYPING; STATISTICS; TOPOGRAPHY;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

ADULT; AGED; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEROTYPING; TAIWAN; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL;

EID: 0035991887     PISSN: 10217770     EISSN: 14230127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000048213     Document Type: Article

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