Intracellular levels of hepatitis B virus DNA and pregenomic RNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of chronically infected patients

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 104-112

  Lu, L ^a   Zhang, H Y ^a   Yueng, Y H ^a   Cheung, K F ^a   Luk, J M ^a   Wang, F S ^b   Lau, G K K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b BEIJING 302 HOSPITAL   (China)

^c QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis B; Hepatitis B virus DNA; Peripheral blood mononuclear cells; Pregenomic RNA

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR DNA; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; LAMIVUDINE; PREGENOMIC RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LAMIVUDINE; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; VIRAL LOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59149088774     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2008.01054.x     Document Type: Article

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