Molecular characterization of subgenotype A1 (subgroup Aa) of hepatitis B virus

Hepatology Research

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Kramvis, Anna ^a   Kew, Michael C ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HBeAg expression; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; NUCLEOSIDE; THYMINE; VIRUS DNA;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; BRAZIL; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; INDIA; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALAWI; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEPAL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHILIPPINES; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEROCONVERSION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SOMALIA; SOUTH AFRICA; TANZANIA; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; UGANDA; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN; YEMEN;

EID: 34447622142     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1872-034X.2007.00100.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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