Hepatitis B virus genotypes: An overview

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases International

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 457-464

  Mahtab, Mamun Al ^a   Rahman, Salimur ^a   Khan, Mobin ^a   Karim, Fazal ^a  

^a BANGABANDHU SHEIKH MUJIB MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Genotype; Hepatitis B virus

Indexed keywords

ADEFOVIR DIPIVOXIL; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; LAMIVUDINE; PEGINTERFERON; PLACEBO;

BANGLADESH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RELAPSE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW; SEROCONVERSION; SEROTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS GENOME;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BANGLADESH; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRUG RESISTANCE, VIRAL; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; JAPAN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55049135921     PISSN: 14993872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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