High level of genetic heterogeneity in S and P genes of genotype D hepatitis B virus

Virology

Volumn 365, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 113-124

  De Maddalena, Chiara ^a   Giambelli, Camilla ^a   Tanzi, Elisabetta ^b   Colzani, Daniela ^b   Schiavini, Monica ^a   Milazzo, Laura ^a   Bernini, Flavia ^a   Ebranati, Erika ^a   Cargnel, Antonietta ^a   Bruno, Raffaele ^c   Galli, Massimo ^a   Zehender, Gianguglielmo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Genetic heterogeneity; Genetic variability; Genotypes; Hepatitis B virus; Molecular evolution; Natural selection; Pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; P GENE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; S GENE; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS ISOLATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS, DUCK; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 34250216371     PISSN: 00426822     EISSN: 10960341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2007.03.015     Document Type: Article

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