Relationship between viral load and genotypes of hepatitis B virus in children with chronic hepatitis B

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 342-347

  Oommen, Prasad T ^a   Wirth, Stefan ^a   Wintermeyer, Philip ^a   Gerner, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children with chronic hepatitis B; Genotype; HBV DNA; Viral load

Indexed keywords

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

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENOME; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEROCONVERSION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; VIRAL LOAD;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 33748570141     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mpg.0000233191.95447.1e     Document Type: Article

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