Hepatitis B virus genotypes and precore/core-promoter mutations in Tunisian patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection

Journal of Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 291-297

  Ayed, Khaled ^a   Gorgi, Yousr ^a   Ayed Jendoubi, Saloua ^a   Aouadi, Houda ^a   Sfar, Imen ^a   Najjar, Tawfik ^a   Ben Abdallah, Taieb ^a  

^a CHARLES NICOLLE HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis; Core promoter mutants; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis B virus genotypes; Precore mutants

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SCHOOL CHILD; TUNISIA; VIRUS CORE; VIRUS MUTANT; VIRUS MUTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; CHILD; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TUNISIA;

EID: 33846904583     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.05.013     Document Type: Article

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