Mutations in the basic core promoter region of hepatitis B virus. Relationship with precore variants and HBV genotypes in a Spanish population of HBV carriers

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 507-514

  Jardi, Rosendo ^a   Rodriguez, Francisco ^a   Buti, Maria ^a   Costa, Xose ^a   Valdes, Auristela ^a   Allende, Helena ^a   Schaper, Melanie ^a   Galimany, Roman ^a   Esteban, Rafael ^a   Guardia, Jaime ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

HBV genotypes; HBV basic core promoter; HBV DNA; HBV precore region; Hepatitis B virus; Liver cirrhosis; Mutations

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS CORE; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS MUTATION;

EID: 10744220477     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2003.11.015     Document Type: Article

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