Genetic analysis of HAV strains isolated from patients with acute hepatitis in Korea, 2005-2006

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 777-784

  Yun, Haesun ^a   Kim, Soyeon ^a   Lee, Hyeokjin ^a   Kwan, Soo Byun ^b   So, Young Kwon ^c   Hyung, Joon Yim ^d   Lim, Young Suk ^e   Jeong, Sook Hyang ^f   Jee, Youngmee ^a,g  

^a Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Asan Medical Center   (South Korea)

^f Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^g Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acute hepatitis A; Genetic analysis; Genotype; Hepatitis A virus

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PROTEIN VP1; PROTEIN VP3;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WILD TYPE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FECES; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMANS; KOREA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, VIRAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

HEPATITIS A VIRUS;

EID: 41849102024     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21127     Document Type: Article

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