Diversity and Origin of Hepatitis B Virus in Dutch Blood Donors

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-32

  Koppelman, M H G M ^a   Zaaijer, Hans L ^a,b,c  

^a CENTRAL LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Escape mutant; Phylogenetic analysis; S gene; Sequence

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; ESCAPE MUTANT; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; NATIVE SPECIES; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; S GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VACCINATION; VIROGENESIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS MUTANT; VIRUS STRAIN; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOOD DONORS; CARRIER STATE; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NETHERLANDS; PHYLOGENY; RISK FACTORS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; VARIATION (GENETICS);

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 1842508961     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20057     Document Type: Article

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