Clinical significance of intrahepatic hepatitis B virus covalently closed circular DNA in chronic hepatitis B patients who received cytotoxic chemotherapy [3]

Blood

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2616-2617

  Hui, Chee Kin ^b   Bowden, Scott ^b   Jackson, Kathy ^b   Au, Wing Yan ^b   Fong, Daniel Y T ^b   Lie, Albert K W ^b   Chim, Chor Sang ^b   Liang, Raymond ^b   Lau, George K K ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CIRCULAR DNA; LAMIVUDINE;

CHRONIC HEPATITIS; COVALENT BOND; CYTOTOXICITY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS REACTIVATION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 15244345062     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2004-09-3402     Document Type: Letter

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