Phylogenetic, virological, and clinical characteristics of genotype C hepatitis B virus with TCC at codon 15 of the precore region

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 681-687

  Chan, Henry Lik Yuen ^a,b   Tse, Chi Hang ^a   Ng, Eddie Yuen Tok ^a   Leung, Kwong Sak ^a   Lee, Kin Hong ^a   Tsui, Stephen Kwok Wing ^a   Sung, Joseph Jao Yiu ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CYTOSINE; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; NUCLEOTIDE; THYMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIET NAM; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

BASE SEQUENCE; CODON; DNA, VIRAL; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PHYLOGENY; POINT MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); VARIATION (GENETICS); VIRULENCE;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 33644899735     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.3.681-687.2006     Document Type: Article

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