Genomic heterogeneity of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and outcome of perinatal HBV infection

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 426-432

  Cacciola, Irene ^a   Cerenzia, Giovanni ^a   Pollicino, Teresa ^a   Squadrito, Giovanni ^a   Castellaneta, Stefania ^b   Zanetti, Alessando R ^c   Mieli Vergani, Giorgina ^b   Raimondo, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B virus in infants; Hepatitis B virus variants; Neonatal hepatitis B virus immunoprophylaxis; Vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus infection

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; INFANT; MALE; PERINATAL INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ACUTE DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INFANT; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; MUTATION, MISSENSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036186423     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(01)00295-1     Document Type: Article

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