A 13-year longitudinal study of the impact of double mutations in the core promoter region of hepatitis B virus on HBeAg seroconversion and disease progression in patients with genotype C chronic active hepatitis

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 169-175

  Jang, J W ^a,b   Lee, Y C ^b   Kim, M S ^a,b   Lee, S Y ^a,b   Bae, S H ^a,b   Choi, J Y ^a,b   Yoon, S K ^a,b  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Basic core promoter; Chronic hepatitis B; Hepatitis B e antigen; Seroconversion

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEROCONVERSION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CARRIER STATE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

EID: 33846995473     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2006.00788.x     Document Type: Article

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