Hepatitis B viral factors and clinical outcomes of chronic hepatitis B

Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 137-145

  Lin, Chih Lin ^a   Kao, Jia Horng ^b  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Basal core promoter mutant; Cirrhosis; HBV DNA; HBV genotype; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Pre S deletion mutant

Indexed keywords

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

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CLEARANCE; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENE DELETION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HISTORY; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MORBIDITY; MUTANT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEROCONVERSION; VIRUS LOAD;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 39849088923     PISSN: 10217770     EISSN: 14230127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11373-007-9225-8     Document Type: Review

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