Clinical significance of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes and precore and core promoter mutations affecting HBV e antigen expression in Taiwan

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 6000-6006

  Chen, Chien Hung ^a   Lee, Chuan Mo ^a,b   Lu, Sheng Nan ^a   Changchien, Chi Sin ^a   Eng, Hock Liew ^b   Huang, Chao Min ^a   Wang, Jing Houng ^a   Hung, Chao Hung ^a   Hu, Tsung Hui ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; MOLECULAR MARKER; NUCLEOTIDE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN;

ADULT; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN PRECURSORS; TAIWAN; VIRAL CORE PROTEINS;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 30744468144     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.12.6000-6006.2005     Document Type: Article

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