Hepatitis B virus genotypes in Korea: An endemic area of hepatitis B virus infection

Intervirology

Volumn 48, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 133-137

  Song, Byung Cheol ^a   Xiu, Ji Cui ^a   Heung, Up Kim ^a  

^a Jeju National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis B; Genotype; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; KOREA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MIDDLE AGED; VIROLOGY;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DNA, VIRAL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; KOREA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 23844441286     PISSN: 03005526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000081740     Document Type: Article

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