A prospective study of hepatitis B virus markers in patients with chronic HBV infection from Brazilian families of Western and Asian origin

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1399-1408

  Carrilho, F J ^a,b   Ono Nita, S K ^a   Cardoso, R A ^a   Cancado, E L R ^a   Pinho, J R R ^a   Alves, V A F ^a   Da Silva, L C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti HBc; Anti HBs; Familial clustering; HBsAg; Hepatitis B; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSANGUINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HETEROZYGOTE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 24744436468     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2005000900015     Document Type: Article

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