Wild-type Precore and Core Promoter Sequences in Patients with Acute Self-limited or Chronic Hepatitis B

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-59

  Kobayashi, M ^a,b   Arase, Y ^b   Ikeda, K ^b   Tsubota, A ^b   Suzuki, Y ^b   Saitoh, S ^b   Suzuki, F ^b   Akuta, N ^b   Hosaka, T ^b   Someya, T ^b   Matsuda, M ^b   Sato, J ^b   Miyakawa, Y ^b   Kumada, H ^b  

^a TORANOMON HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Genotypes; Hepatitis B e antigen; Hepatitis B surface antigen; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatocellular carcinoma

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIGEN;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS DETECTION; WILD TYPE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

EID: 10744232253     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520310007684     Document Type: Article

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