Determination of hepatitis B genotypes in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection in Turkey

Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 183-187

  Özdemir, Filiz Türe ^a   Duman, Deniz ^a   Ertem, Deniz ^a   Avşar, Erol ^a   Eren, Fatih ^a   Özdoǧan, Osman ^a   Kalayci, Cem ^a   Aslan, Nuray ^b   Bozdayi, Ali Mithat ^b   Tözün, Nurdan ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis; Genotype; Hepatitis B virus; PCR RFLP; RFLP pattern

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TURKEY (BIRD); VIRUS DETECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GENOME, VIRAL; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TURKEY;

EID: 33144464422     PISSN: 13004948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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