Phylogenetic analysis of Hepatitis B virus in Pakistan

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 688-694

  Baig, Saeeda ^a   Siddiqui, Anwar Ali ^b   Chakravarty, Runu ^c   Moatter, Tariq ^b   Unnissa, Tayyab ^b   Nazr ul Hasnain, ^a  

^a ZIAUDDIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Genotyping; Hepatitis B virus; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAKISTAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

DNA, VIRAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; PAKISTAN; PHYLOGENY; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 57549115930     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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