Molecular epidemiological study of hepatitis B virus infection in two different ethnic populations from the Solomon Islands

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 229-235

  Utsumi, Takako ^a   Yano, Yoshihiko ^a   Bui, Xuan Truong ^a   Tanaka, Yasuhito ^b   Mizokami, Masashi ^b   Seo, Yasushi ^a   Kasuga, Masato ^a   Kawabata, Masato ^c   Hayashi, Yoshitake ^c  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c KOBE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic carrier; BCP mutation; Genotype; Phylogenetic characteristics; Pre C mutation

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; DNA DATA BANK OF JAPAN; EMBL NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE DATABASE; EPIDEMIC; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENBANK; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; PROMOTER REGION; SOLOMON ISLANDS; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS MUTATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

ADULT; CARRIER STATE; DNA, VIRAL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MELANESIA; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY; POINT MUTATION; PREVALENCE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VIRAL LOAD;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 33846844785     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20791     Document Type: Article

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