Viral genotype and hepatitis B virus DNA levels are correlated with histological liver damage in HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B virus infection

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 406-412

  Chan, Henry Lik Yuen ^a   Tsang, Steven Woon Choi ^a   Liew, Chook Tiew ^a   Tse, Chi Hang ^a   Wong, May Ling ^a   Ching, Jessica Yuet Ling ^a   Leung, Nancy Wai Yee ^a   Tam, John Siu Lun ^a   Sung, Joseph Jao Yiu ^a,b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STOP CODON; VIRUS GENOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROBABILITY; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0036178339     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(01)04040-0     Document Type: Article

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