Detection of hepatitis B virus in seropositive and seronegative patients with chronic liver disease using DNA amplification by PCR

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 566-571

  Balderas Renteriéa, Isaéas ^a   Munñoz Espinosa, Linda E ^a   Deéctor Carrillo, Miguel A ^a   Martínez Martínez, Francisco J ^a   Barrera Saldanña, Hugo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; PCR; Seropositive

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DNA;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; SEROLOGY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

DNA PRIMERS; DNA, VIRAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MEXICO; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0036867949     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0188-4409(02)00391-0     Document Type: Article

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