Hepatitis B virus genotypes, core gene variability and ethnicity in the Pacific region

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 139-146

  Jazayeri, Mohammed S ^a   Basuni, Ashraf A ^a   Cooksley, Graham ^b   Locarnini, Stephen ^c   Carman, William F ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Royal Brisbane and Womens Hospital Research Foundation   (Australia)

^c VICTORIAN INFECTIOUS DISEASES REFERENCE LABORATORY   (Australia)

^d GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HBcAg variability; HBV adrq subtype; Pacific specific core gene sequences

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS GENE;

DATABASES, GENETIC; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 3442875843     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2004.03.025     Document Type: Article

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