Mutations in the S gene region of hepatitis B virus genotype D in Turkish patients

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 195-201

  Özaslan, Mehmet ^a   Özaslan, Ersan ^b   Barsgan, Arzu ^a   Koruk, Mehmet ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Genotype D; Hepatitis B surface antigen; Hepatitis B virus (HBV); Mutation; S gene region

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VIROLOGY; VIRUS GENE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GENES, VIRAL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TURKEY;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 40549110238     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: 00221333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12041-007-0027-6     Document Type: Article

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