Molecular characterization and functional analysis of occult hepatitis B virus infection in Chinese patients infected with genotype C

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 826-835

  Fang, Yong ^a   Teng, Xu ^a   Xu, Wei Zhen ^a   Li, Di ^a   Zhao, Hong Wei ^b   Fu, Li Juan ^b   Zhang, Feng Min ^a   Gu, Hong Xi ^a  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HEILONGJIANG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B virus; Mutation; Occult infection

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POINT MUTATION; PROMOTER REGION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS MUTATION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

AGED; CELL LINE; CHINA; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 65649115058     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21463     Document Type: Article

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