Presence of hepatitis B virus core promoter mutations pre-seroconversion predict persistent viral replication after HBeAg loss

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 199-204

  Ferns, R Bridget ^a   Naoumov, Nikolai V ^a   Gilson, Richard J ^a   Tedder, Richard S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Core promoter precore mutations; HBV persistence

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); VIRAL LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 34250155931     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2007.04.008     Document Type: Article

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