Prevalence of restriction fragment length polymorphism patterns of hepatitis B virus compatible with genotype D in Lebanon

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 861-863

  Sharara, A I ^a   Ramia, S ^a   Ramlawi, F ^a   Farhat, B ^b   Bahlawan, M ^c   Farhat, U ^c   Alameddine, M ^d   Nour, E ^e   Sayegh, R ^f   Yaghi, C ^f   Assi, H ^g   Ferzli, A ^h   Shatila, R ⁱ  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b Al Rasoul Al Aazam Hospital   (Lebanon)

^c Hammoud Hospital   (Lebanon)

^d Islamic Hospital Tripoli   (Lebanon)

^e Jabal Amel Hospital   (Lebanon)

^f SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^g Nabatieh Hospital   (Lebanon)

^h RIZK HOSPITAL   (Lebanon)

ⁱ MAKASSED GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEBANON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROCONVERSION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; LEBANON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PREVALENCE;

EID: 20144375840     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-004-1222-5     Document Type: Article

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